Guardian Gladewalker

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Guardian Gladewalker: Creature - Shapeshifter, Kaldheim. Changeling. When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Shapeshifter
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Common
Set
Kaldheim (KHM)
Released
2021-02-05
Collector number
174
Artist
Mila Pesic
Commander rank
8,107 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Changeling

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About Guardian Gladewalker

Guardian Gladewalker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green creature from Kaldheim (KHM), an expansion set released in February 2021. It is collector number 174 in that set, with art by Mila Pesic. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from The List (2020) to Kaldheim (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.17 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)

When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

The raiders' only warning was a whisper floating through the mist: "Trespassers."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.17 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Guardian Gladewalker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Guardian Gladewalker

Guardian Gladewalker has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #KHM-174Common2025

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Guardian Gladewalker, newest first.

  • If an effect causes a creature with changeling to lose all abilities, it will remain all creature types, even though it will no longer have changeling. This is because changeling applies before the effect that removes it.
  • The subtype Shapeshifter that appears on the type line is mostly there to reinforce the flavor. A creature card with changeling is just as much an Elf, a Dwarf, a Sliver, a Goat, a Coward, and a Zombie as it is a Shapeshifter.
  • If an effect causes a creature with changeling to become a new creature type, it will be only that new creature type. It will still have changeling; the effect making it all creature types will simply be overwritten.
  • Changeling is a characteristic-defining ability. It functions in all zones, not only while a card that has it is on the battlefield.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Guardian Gladewalker is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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