Bastion Protector
Bastion Protector: Creature - Human Soldier, Midnight Hunt Commander. Commander creatures you control get +2/+2 and have indestructible. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{W}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Human Soldier
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 3/3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC)
- Released
- 2021-09-24
- Collector number
- 80
- Artist
- Victor Adame Minguez
- Commander rank
- 932 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Bastion Protector
Bastion Protector is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC), a Commander product released in September 2021. It is collector number 80 in that set, with art by Victor Adame Minguez. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Commander 2015 (2015) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.89 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Commander creatures you control get +2/+2 and have indestructible.
"As long as I stand, so will your cause."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.89 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Bastion Protector by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Bastion Protector
Bastion Protector has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #122 | Rare | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #296 | Rare | 2026 |
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #233 | Rare | 2025 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #162 | Rare | 2023 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #182 | Rare | 2022 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #182★ | Rare | 2022 |
| Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #1 | Uncommon | 2015 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) #1 | Rare | 2015 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Bastion Protector, newest first.
- Bastion Protector's ability doesn't apply to commanders that aren't currently creatures.
- Bastion Protector's ability applies to any commander creature you control, whether you own it or not.
- A "commander creature" is a permanent that's both someone's commander and a creature.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Bastion Protector is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Avengers Assemble (MSC), led by Captain America, Team Leader
- Avengers Assemble Collector's Edition (MSC), led by Captain America, Team Leader
- Limit Break (FINAL FANTASY VII) (FIC), led by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
- Limit Break Collector's Edition (FINAL FANTASY VII) (FIC), led by Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
- Riders of Rohan (LTC), led by Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
Mentioned in these guides
These guides mention Bastion Protector.