Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship: Instant, Commander Masters. If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 94
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
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About Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 94 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Duel Commander and Brawl. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Commander 2020 (2020) to Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $67.66 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell.
"Hunt somewhere else. This is your only warning." -Gavi, nest warden
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $67.66 (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 Fierce Guardianship by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Banned |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Banned |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #55 | Rare | 2026 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #307 | Rare | 2025 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1823 | Rare | 2024 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #489 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander Masters (CMM) #694 | Rare | 2023 |
| Commander 2020 (C20) #35 | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Fierce Guardianship, newest first.
- It doesn’t matter whose commander you control. Any one will do. If you have two commanders, you just need to control one of them.
- Once you begin casting this spell, players can’t take any other actions until you’re done casting it. Notably, they can’t try to remove the commander you control to make you pay its cost.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.