Protector of the Wastes

Protector of the Wastes card image

Protector of the Wastes: Creature - Dragon, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{W}{W}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
Released
2025-04-11
Collector number
14
Artist
Zezhou Chen
Commander rank
10,474 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Monstrosity

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About Protector of the Wastes

Protector of the Wastes is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 14 in that set, with art by Zezhou Chen. It costs {4}{W}{W} (four generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

When this creature enters or becomes monstrous, exile up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments controlled by different players.

{4}{W}: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (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 Protector of the Wastes by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Protector of the Wastes

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #54Rare2025

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Protector of the Wastes, newest first.

  • Monstrous isn’t an ability that a creature has. It’s just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.
  • Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can’t become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.

Similar cards

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Protector of the Wastes is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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