Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian: Artifact Creature - Golem, The Brothers' War Commander. Double strike Ward 2 Other artifacts you control have ward 2. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{W}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Golem
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- */5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Commander (BRC)
- Released
- 2022-11-18
- Collector number
- 70
- Artist
- Grzegorz Rutkowski
- Keywords
- Ward, Double strike
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About Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white artifact creature from The Brothers' War Commander (BRC), a Commander product released in November 2022. It is collector number 70 in that set, with art by Grzegorz Rutkowski. It costs {4}{W} (four generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a */5 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Commander 2021 (2021) to Final Fantasy Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.71 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Double strike
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Other artifacts you control have ward {2}.
Bronze Guardian's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.71 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Bronze Guardian 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 Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #234 | Rare | 2025 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90004 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #13 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #340 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Bronze Guardian, newest first.
- The ability that defines Bronze Guardian's power applies in all zones, not only while it is on the battlefield.
- Once a ward ability has triggered, it doesn't matter if the artifact loses ward (most likely because Bronze Guardian leaves the battlefield in response) before the ability resolves. The controller of the spell or ability will still have to pay {2} or the spell or ability will be countered.
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