Sanctum Guardian
Ninth Edition 40 • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 40
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
Sacrifice this creature: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sanctum Guardian was released in 2005 as part of the Ninth Edition core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As a core set, Ninth Edition served as an introductory bridge for new players, featuring a curated selection of cards reprinted from previous expansions to maintain a stable environment for gameplay. This specific card was designed to function as a defensive white creature, emphasizing the color's thematic focus on protection and damage prevention.
The artwork was commissioned from the acclaimed fantasy illustrator Donato Giancola, whose work has been a staple of the medium for decades. Giancola sought to capture an ethereal yet imposing sentinel, employing his signature painterly style to convey the divine or armored aesthetic typical of high-fantasy constructs. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if standard, uncommon, valued by players for its tactical utility in limited-format games during the mid-2000s.
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