Magic: The Gathering

Pack Guardian

Innistrad Remastered 416 • uncommon

Set: Innistrad Remastered
Collector number: 416
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 2 generic mana green mana green mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Green
Artist: Filip Burburan
Market price: $0.28

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What it's worth

$0.28market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.07 – $0.28 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Pack Guardian is an uncommon card that rewards players for holding onto their resources, as its ability to place a wolf token onto the battlefield when it enters allows for a sudden surge of strength. By requiring the discard of a card to trigger this effect, the creature turns a simple play into a tactical choice that can quickly overwhelm an opponent’s defenses.

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Card face

What it does

Flash

When this creature enters, you may discard a land card. If you do, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Pack Guardian was originally released as a rare creature in the 2016 Shadows over Innistrad set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as part of a cycle of wolf-themed cards, it showcases the set's signature mechanics of discarding lands to create tokens, reflecting the desperate and untamed nature of the Gothic horror-inspired plane. Its inclusion in Innistrad Remastered serves as a thematic continuation of this identity, reprinting cards that define the aesthetic of the setting.

The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Magali Villeneuve, who is well-regarded for her work on fantasy trading card games. Villeneuve focused on capturing the rugged, primal intensity of a lupine protector emerging from the shadows. The design was received by the player community as a solid mid-range utility card, praised for its ability to provide immediate board presence and its synergy with graveyard-focused strategies common to the Innistrad block.

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About

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