Dauntless Bodyguard

Creature — Human Knight

As this creature enters, choose another creature you control.

Sacrifice this creature: The chosen creature gains indestructible until end of turn.

The Benalish aristocracy is hereditary, but the loyalty of its subjects is earned.

2 / 1

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

Salt Score 0.11

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

Morophon, the Boundless+Buried Alive+Corpse Knight+Dauntless Bodyguard+Haakon, Stromgald Scourge

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggersInfinite lifeloss

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 Not legal

Premodern Not legal

PreDH Not legal

Pauper EDH Not legal

Old School Not legal

Future Not legal

Gladiator Legal

2018-04-27
Dauntless Bodyguard’s first ability isn’t a triggered ability and doesn’t use the stack. Players can’t respond to your choice of which creature it’s protecting.
2018-04-27
If Dauntless Bodyguard enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, that creature can’t be chosen for its ability.
2018-04-27
If the chosen creature leaves the battlefield, you can’t choose a new creature for Dauntless Bodyguard to protect. If you activate its last ability in this case, no creature gains indestructible.