Golden Guardian

Artifact Creature — Golem

Defender

{2} : This creature fights another target creature you control. When this creature dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.

4 / 4

TransformFightDefender

Set: Rivals of Ixalan (RIX #179)
Rarity: Rare
Mana value: 4
Released: 2018-01-19
Artist: Svetlin Velinov
EDHREC rank: #7,484
Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil
Served from: Local database

Commander bracket

1 +

Fits any bracket

No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.07

How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Ramp

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Format legality

Standard Not legal

Pioneer Legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Vintage Legal

Pauper Not legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Duel Commander Legal

Brawl Legal

Standard Brawl Not legal

Historic Legal

Timeless Legal

Alchemy Not legal

Penny Legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Not legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Legal

All printings Scryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

2018-01-19
If Golden Guardian leaves the battlefield before its activated ability has resolved, it won't be returned to the battlefield when the ability resolves.
2018-01-19
If the target of Golden Guardian's activated ability isn't a legal target as that ability resolves, or if Golden Guardian has left the battlefield, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.
2018-01-19
Once Golden Guardian's activated ability has resolved, it will return to the battlefield transformed if it dies for any reason in that turn.