Council Guardian

Council Guardian

Creature — Giant Soldier

Mana cost: {5}{W}

How we read this card

When this creature enters, starting with you, each player votes for blue, black, red, or green. This creature gains protection from each color with the most votes or tied for most votes.

triggered —

triggered — grants a keyword

Causes: vote.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

hits creature — 2,298 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

  1. Jalira, Master Polymorphist — Jalira, Master Polymorphist can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  2. Kethek, Crucible Goliath — Kethek, Crucible Goliath can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  3. Polymorph — Polymorph can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  4. Birthing Ritual — Birthing Ritual can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  5. Industrial Advancement — Industrial Advancement can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  6. Killer Instinct — Killer Instinct can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  7. Arthur, Marigold Knight — Arthur, Marigold Knight can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  8. Proteus Staff — Proteus Staff can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  9. Synthetic Destiny — Synthetic Destiny can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library
  10. Divergent Transformations — Divergent Transformations can put Council Guardian onto the battlefield from your library

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

you vote — 30 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When a permanent holds a vote thanks to Council Guardian:

  1. Sail into the West — brings a card back
  2. Erestor of the Council — makes a token
  3. Grudge Keeper — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  4. Model of Unity — scries

a Soldier creature enters the battlefield — 1,279 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

  1. Veteran's Armaments — When Council Guardian enters, Veteran's Armaments triggers

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When Council Guardian attacks:

  1. Far Fortune, End Boss — deals 1 damage
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — draws you 1 card
  3. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  4. Invisible Woman — triggers
  5. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — sacrifices a creature
  6. Guide of Souls — triggers
  7. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  8. Gossip's Talent — triggers
  9. Banon, the Returners' Leader — draws and discards
  10. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent

112 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When Council Guardian attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Anthem of Rakdos — gives +2/+0
  3. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  4. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — puts counters on a permanent
  5. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  6. Jolene, Plundering Pugilist — makes a token
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Total War — kills a creature

182 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When Council Guardian blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Carnage Gladiator — makes a player lose 1 life
  3. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  4. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  5. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  6. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  7. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  8. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  9. Dwindle — kills a creature
  10. Shield of the Righteous — triggers

19 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When Council Guardian attacks:

  1. Mardu Ascendancy — makes a token
  2. Basri Ket — makes a token
  3. Militia's Pride — makes a token

a creature deals combat damage — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When Council Guardian deals combat damage:

  1. Locutus of Borg — makes a token
  2. Antagonist Incorporator — makes a token
  3. Hive Mind Coprocessor — makes you lose life

194 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When Council Guardian is cast:

  1. Primeval Bounty — makes a token
  2. Bloodbond March — brings a card back

89 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

When Council Guardian enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — puts a counter on itself
  3. The Neutrinos — gets +1/+0
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Aetherstorm Roc — puts a counter on a permanent you control
  6. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

301 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Council Guardian is one).

  1. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When Council Guardian enters, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

39 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.