Guardian Scalelord Price
3 printings · 2 sets · first printed 2023
Guardian Scalelord has been printed 3 times across 2 sets, first in 2023 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #149 at $0.33, while the most expensive is March of the Machine Commander #103 at $3.80 — about 12× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $1.70. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 3x, including dedicated reprint sets like Secrets of Strixhaven Commander, March of the Machine Commander.
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Every Guardian Scalelord Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Commander #149 (R) Cheapest | 2026 | $0.33 | $0.04 |
| March of the Machine Commander #16 (R) | 2023 | $1.70 | $0.25 |
| March of the Machine Commander #103 (R) | 2023 | $3.80 | $1.30 |
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.
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, return target nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is this creature's power.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
5 PrecedentsIf a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.
The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They won't change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.
If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won't gain additional abilities.
Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.
If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.