Warden of the Grove
Warden of the Grove: Creature - Hydra, Tarkir: Dragonstorm. At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Hydra
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 166
- Artist
- Alexander Ostrowski
- Commander rank
- 2,280 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Endure
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About Warden of the Grove
Warden of the Grove is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), an expansion set released in April 2025. It is collector number 166 in that set, with art by Alexander Ostrowski. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, 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 2026-11-03).
Card text
At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, it endures X, where X is the number of counters on this creature. (Put X +1/+1 counters on the creature that entered or create an X/X white Spirit creature token.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.61 (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 Warden of the Grove by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Warden of the Grove
Warden of the Grove has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos (PTDM) #166p | Rare | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos (PTDM) #166s | Rare | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #351 | Rare | 2025 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Warden of the Grove, newest first.
- You choose whether to put +1/+1 counters on the creature or create a Spirit token as the ability that includes the endure instruction is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose and the time that counters are added or tokens are created.
- The value of X is determined as the last ability resolves. If Warden of the Grove is no longer on the battlefield at that time, the number of counters on it as it last existed on the battlefield is used to determine how many +1/+1 counters to put on the creature that endured or the power and toughness of the Spirit token created.
- If you can’t put +1/+1 counters on the creature for any reason as an endure ability resolves (for example, if the creature is no longer on the battlefield), you’ll just create a Spirit token.
- If a noncreature permanent is instructed to endure, the effect is the same. You can put +1/+1 counters on that permanent or create a Spirit token.
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