Guardian of the Guildpact
Creature — Spirit
Protection from monocolored
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dissension
- Price
- $1.55
- EDHREC rank
- #27183
Guardian of the Guildpact is a 2/3 for four mana that is completely immune to monocolored spells — no spot removal, no bounce, no exile from any single-color source touches it. That protection clause is the whole reason it exists, and at common it overdelivers.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Guardian of the Guildpact is a pauper staple first and a Commander role-player second — in Pauper it shows up as a resilient blocker that invalidates large swaths of the removal suite. In Commander, the appeal is narrower: you run it in white-heavy or Azorius shells that want a sticky body opponents can't cleanly answer with the Swords, Paths, and Dismembers that dominate the format. Legacy and Vintage have faster clocks and more multicolored removal, so Guardian of the Guildpact rarely sees competitive play there. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander context closely enough that the same logic applies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.55 cheap tier
At $1.55, Guardian of the Guildpact sits at the low end of the price curve — cheap enough to slot in without a second thought. That price is stable; commons with genuine protection clauses hold their modest floor reliably.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.