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Guardian Automaton
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Magic OriginsORI · #227
- Card type
- Artifact Creature — Construct
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.05 € · ★ 0.24 € · 0.04 $ · ★ 0.22 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 3
- Toughness
- 3
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
When this creature dies, you gain 3 life.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PioneerLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Vincent Proce
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2015-07-17
Flavour text
The wealthy in the city of Ghirapur outfit their lives with grand machines, entrusting even their children to filigree and gears.
Rulings
If Guardian Automaton dies at the same time as your life total is reduced to 0 or less, you’ll lose the game before the triggered ability resolves.