Grove of the Guardian
Grove of the Guardian: Land, Return to Ravnica. Tap: Add Colorless. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- White and green (WG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica (RTR)
- Released
- 2012-10-05
- Collector number
- 240
- Artist
- Christine Choi
- Commander rank
- 10,809 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Grove of the Guardian
Grove of the Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and green land from Return to Ravnica (RTR), an expansion set released in October 2012. It is collector number 240 in that set, with art by Christine Choi. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is white and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Return to Ravnica (2012) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}: Add {C}.
{3}{G}{W}, {T}, Tap two untapped creatures you control, Sacrifice this land: Create an 8/8 green and white Elemental creature token with vigilance.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Grove of the Guardian by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Grove of the Guardian
Grove of the Guardian has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #GK1-124 | Rare | 2026 |
| GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #124 | Rare | 2018 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #46889 | Rare | 2015 |
| Return to Ravnica Promos (PRTR) #240★ | Rare | 2012 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Grove of the Guardian, newest first.
- To activate Grove of the Guardian’s second ability you can tap any two untapped creatures you control, including ones you haven’t controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
- You can’t tap Grove of the Guardian to activate both abilities at the same time.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a white and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Grove of the Guardian is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.