Opal Guardian
Time Spiral 30 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 30
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
When an opponent casts a creature spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, this enchantment becomes a 3/4 Gargoyle creature with flying and protection from red.
It was a moment in time, cast in stone—a moment whose time had come again.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Opal Guardian was released as part of the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral. The set was designed to celebrate the history of the game by featuring mechanics and characters from earlier eras, and the Guardian itself serves as a callback to the artifact-heavy themes prevalent in the game's earliest years. Its design focuses on the transition of an enchantment into a creature, a mechanic intended to reward players for careful timing and board state management.
The card features artwork by the late Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the game's history. Rush was known for his atmospheric, high-fantasy style, and his work on Opal Guardian captures a sense of stoic, ancient protection. Upon release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche utility piece for white-aligned decks, recognized more by collectors for its distinctive Rush aesthetic than for widespread competitive dominance.
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