Oona's Gatewarden
Creature — Faerie Soldier
Defender, flying
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #22312
Oona's Gatewarden is a one-mana 1/4 defender that gives all your creatures with defender reach — a tight, immediate board impact for almost nothing. The ceiling is low outside dedicated defender synergy decks, but the floor is a cheap blocker that blanket-upgrades your whole strategy.
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 |
In Commander, Oona's Gatewarden earns its slot specifically in defender-tribal builds where every wall getting reach closes off the air for free — outside that shell, a 1/4 that doesn't attack isn't pulling weight. Pauper is where Oona's Gatewarden sees its most meaningful competitive consideration, fitting into Doran-adjacent or high-toughness aggressive lists that can exploit the defender keyword. Legacy and Vintage are both legal but offer zero reason to run it; the power level of those formats renders a one-mana 1/4 irrelevant. It's cleanly not legal in Pioneer or Standard, so the relevant question is always whether your Commander deck is built to abuse it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Oona's Gatewarden is deep bulk — you'll find it in bulk bins or pick it up as a throwaway addition to any order. Bulk commons with narrow applications don't appreciate, so don't expect the price to move unless a new defender-tribal commander spikes demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.