Sanctuary Warden

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Sanctuary Warden: Creature - Angel Soldier, Streets of New Capenna. Flying. This creature enters with two shield counters on it. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{W}{W}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Angel Soldier
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Streets of New Capenna (SNC)
Released
2022-04-29
Collector number
30
Artist
Johannes Voss
Commander rank
7,702 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Sanctuary Warden

Sanctuary Warden is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white creature from Streets of New Capenna (SNC), an expansion set released in April 2022. It is collector number 30 in that set, with art by Johannes Voss. 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 Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.61 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

This creature enters with two shield counters on it.

Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may remove a counter from a creature or planeswalker you control. If you do, draw a card and create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.61 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Sanctuary Warden by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Sanctuary Warden

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

PrintingRarityYear
Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #30pMythic2022
Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #30sMythic2022
Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #343Mythic2022
Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #443Mythic2022

Official rulings

Seven official rulings apply to Sanctuary Warden, newest first.

  • If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
  • Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
  • If a permanent that would be dealt damage has more than one shield counter on it, that damage is prevented and only one shield counter is removed.
  • Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
  • Sanctuary Warden's triggered ability allows you to remove any kind of counter, not just a shield counter.
  • "Shield" is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.
  • A creature with a shield counter on it may still be destroyed by state-based actions if it has damage marked on it equal to its toughness or has been dealt unpreventable damage by a source with deathtouch.

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