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Armored Guardian

Magic: The GatheringInvasion#230

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InvasionINV · #230

Card type: Creature — Cat Soldier
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 0.33 € · ★ 7.05 € · 0.36 $ · ★ 7.46 $
Mana value: 5
Power: 2
Toughness: 5
Colour: White Blue

Card text

: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. : This creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Arnie Swekel
Card language: English
Release date: 2000-10-02

Rulings

2004-10-04

You can activate the ability that grants shroud in response to this card being targeted by a spell or ability. If you do so, then (if this is the spell or abilities only target) the spell or ability won't resolve since this card will now be an illegal target.