Felidar Guardian
Felidar Guardian: Creature - Cat Beast, Aether Revolt. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Cat Beast
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 1/4
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Aether Revolt (AER)
- Released
- 2017-01-20
- Collector number
- 19
- Artist
- Jakub Kasper
- Commander rank
- 1,667 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Felidar Guardian
Felidar Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white creature from Aether Revolt (AER), an expansion set released in January 2017. It is collector number 19 in that set, with art by Jakub Kasper. It costs {3}{W} (three generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/4 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It is banned in Pioneer. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Aether Revolt (2017) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
When this creature enters, you may exile another target permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
The loyalty of a felidar is hard won but worth the effort.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.22 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Felidar Guardian by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Banned |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Felidar Guardian
Felidar Guardian has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2821 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1487 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1487★ | Rare | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #AER-19 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Felidar Guardian, newest first.
- If a creature token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and will not return to the battlefield.
- After the permanent returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the permanent that was exiled. It won’t have any additional abilities it may have had when it was exiled. Any +1/+1 counters on it or Auras attached to it are removed, and any Equipment will no longer be attached.
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