Guardian Idol Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2004
Guardian Idol has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2004 and most recently in 2024. Right now the cheapest printing is Iconic Masters #216 at $0.29, while the most expensive is Fifth Dawn #128 at $0.35. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.33. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Foundations Jumpstart, Jumpstart.
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Every Guardian Idol Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iconic Masters #216 (C) Cheapest | 2017 | $0.29 | $0.08 |
| Jumpstart #467 (U) | 2020 | $0.31 | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart #753 (U) | 2024 | $0.34 | $0.09 |
| Fifth Dawn #128 (U) | 2004 | $0.35 | $0.20 |
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.
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.: This artifact becomes a 2/2 Golem artifact creature until end of turn.Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsA noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
If Guardian Idol has any +1/+1 counters on it, those counters will remain on it after it stops being a creature. Those counters will have no effect as long as Guardian Idol isn't a creature, but they will apply again if it later becomes a creature.
Activating the last ability of Guardian Idol while it's already a creature will override any effects that set its power or toughness to a specific value. Effects that modify power or toughness without setting them to a specific value will continue to apply.