Sworn Guardian
Creature — Merfolk Warrior
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #29265
Sworn Guardian is a 1/4 reach creature for three mana — a body that blocks fliers and survives most pings, but brings nothing else to the table. It's filler in nearly every shell that can run it.
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 |
Sworn Guardian is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but seeing play in essentially none of them. In Pauper, where commons compete hardest for slots, a 1/4 reach for three with no enters-the-battlefield effect and no evasion fails the baseline test — Spire Golem and similar cards do more for the same or less. In Commander, reach blockers need to either combo off or replace themselves to earn a spot in 99-card decks, and Sworn Guardian does neither. Across every format it's legal in, there are strictly better options at the same cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Sworn Guardian is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in draft chaff piles, not trade binders. That price reflects the demand accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.