Guardian Gladewalker
Creature — Shapeshifter
Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #7823
Guardian Gladewalker enters as a 1/1, immediately pumps every other creature you control by +1/+1, and stays on board as a bear — two effects stapled to a single two-mana body. In Ayula, Queen Among Bears, that combination of tribal type and immediate board-wide buff makes it one of the most efficient slots in the deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Ayula, Queen Among Bears triggers off any bear entering the battlefield, and Guardian Gladewalker enters as a bear while also boosting the rest of the board — so a single cast simultaneously procs Ayula and upgrades the team you've already built.
Muerra, Trash Tactician
Muerra, Trash Tactician cares about creature types and incremental board development, and Guardian Gladewalker's enter-the-battlefield pump means it contributes immediate value the turn it arrives rather than waiting for combat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Guardian Gladewalker is a role-player in bear tribal and any green strategy that rewards creature-type density — the floor is a 1/1 that buffs your board once, which is acceptable at two mana but unremarkable outside dedicated synergy shells. In Pauper, the common designation matters: a two-mana creature with an on-entry pump effect can slot into aggressive green strategies where redundancy across your curve is more valuable than raw power. Modern and Pioneer have enough two-mana options that Guardian Gladewalker rarely competes outside tribal builds. Legacy and Vintage have no realistic home for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Guardian Gladewalker is firmly bulk — you're paying draft-chaff prices for a card with a real niche in bear tribal Commander decks. It won't appreciate, but it also costs nothing to pick up, so if Ayula, Queen Among Bears is your commander, there's no reason not to run it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.