Bronze Guardian Price
5 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2021
Bronze Guardian has been printed 5 times across 4 sets, first in 2021 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Final Fantasy Commander #234 at $0.24, while the most expensive is Commander 2021 #340 at $2.91 — about 12× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $1.06. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Final Fantasy Commander, The Brothers' War Commander.
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Every Bronze Guardian Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander #234 (R) Cheapest | 2025 | $0.24 | $0.09 |
| The Brothers' War Commander #70 (R) | 2022 | $0.77 | — |
| Commander 2021 #13 (R) | 2021 | $1.34 | $0.52 |
| Commander 2021 #340 (R) | 2021 | $2.91 | $2.00 |
| Magic Online Promos #90004 (R) | 2021 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Ward
(Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)Other artifacts you control have ward
.Bronze Guardian's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsIf a player casts a spell that targets multiple permanents their opponent controls with ward, each of those ward abilities will trigger. If that player doesn't pay for all of them, the spell will be countered.
Once a ward ability has triggered, it doesn't matter if the artifact loses ward (most likely because Bronze Guardian leaves the battlefield in response) before the ability resolves. The controller of the spell or ability will still have to pay or the spell or ability will be countered.
The ability that defines Bronze Guardian's power applies in all zones, not only while it is on the battlefield.