Auron, Venerated Guardian
Legendary Creature — Human Spirit Samurai
Vigilance
Shooting Star — Whenever Auron attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. When you do, exile target creature defending player controls with power less than Auron's power until Auron leaves the battlefield.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #5886
Auron, Venerated Guardian lands as a 6/6 with protection, ward, and a damage-prevention shield that makes him a nightmare to profitably block or target — the cost is five mana in three colors, which locks him into decks built to support that investment. Tidus, Yuna's Guardian is the natural home, where the Guardian tribal synergies make the color stretch worthwhile.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian is the defining shell for Auron, Venerated Guardian — Tidus rewards running multiple Guardians, and Auron's combination of protection and damage prevention makes him one of the most resilient attackers the deck can field.
Yuna, Grand Summoner
Yuna, Grand Summoner pulls Auron, Venerated Guardian in as a high-impact Guardian body that survives the kind of targeted removal and combat tricks that would strand most five-drops.
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero
Sephiroth, Fallen Hero operates in Grixis, so fitting Auron, Venerated Guardian requires a color stretch, but his protective abilities pair well with Sephiroth's attack-reward gameplan that wants evasive threats to stick on board.
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge wants a single powerful attacker swinging each combat, and Auron, Venerated Guardian's ward and damage prevention make him one of the harder-to-answer threats to assign that role to.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is overwhelmingly where Auron, Venerated Guardian sees play — the Guardian tribal payoffs from the Final Fantasy crossover are irrelevant in Legacy or Vintage, where five-mana creatures without immediate board impact simply don't compete. Legacy and Vintage legality is technically accurate but practically meaningless; no non-rotating singleton shell is giving this card a second look outside EDH. In Commander, he earns his slot in dedicated Guardian builds and holds his own anywhere Bant can support a resilient, hard-to-block threat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Auron, Venerated Guardian sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a four-of or a singleton without any budget consideration. Bulk rares from crossover sets can spike if the commander tribe gains traction, but at current prices this is a no-thought include for any deck that wants him.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.