Lotus Guardian
Invasion 305 • rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 305
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
- Market price
- $0.55
What it does
Flying
tap: Add one mana of any color.
Lotus fields are too valuable to leave undefended.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lotus Guardian was released in the 2000 Magic: The Gathering expansion set titled Invasion. As the first set in a trilogy centered on the Phyrexians' invasion of the plane of Dominaria, it introduced a multi-colored theme and promoted the use of complex mana bases. The card was designed as a high-cost flying artifact creature intended to provide utility in limited play environments, reflecting the set's focus on diverse mechanical interactions.
The artwork for Lotus Guardian was provided by Dana Knutson, a prolific artist who contributed significantly to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Knutson's design for the Guardian sought to bridge the aesthetic gap between organic life and the mechanical, crystalline nature of the Lotus artifacts previously established in the game's lore. The card was received as a functional, if niche, addition to the Invasion cycle, praised primarily for its consistency within the draft format.
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