Loyal Guardian
Loyal Guardian: Creature - Rhino, Commander Masters. Trample. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{G}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Creature - Rhino
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 4/4
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 304
- Artist
- Robbie Trevino
- Commander rank
- 2,974 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Trample, Lieutenant
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About Loyal Guardian
Loyal Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green creature from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 304 in that set, with art by Robbie Trevino. It costs {4}{G} (four generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Treasure Chest (2016) to Marvel Super Heroes Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Trample
Lieutenant - At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Each scar on its hide is a badge of honor.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (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 Loyal 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 Loyal Guardian
Loyal Guardian has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #NEC-121 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #176 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #198 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Neon Dynasty Commander (NEC) #121 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Treasure Chest (PZ2) #70721 | Uncommon | 2018 |
| Commander 2018 (C18) #31 | Uncommon | 2018 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Loyal Guardian, newest first.
- If you have multiple commanders, you need to control only one for the lieutenant effect to happen.
- The lieutenant effect happens only once each combat, even if you somehow control multiple commanders (perhaps because you have two commanders with a partner ability from the Battlebond™ set).
- If you don't control your commander as the lieutenant ability resolves, you won't get its effect.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Loyal Guardian is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.