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Magic: The Gathering · March of the Machine Commander · Rare

Guardian Scalelord

Creature — Dragon

$1.70

Market price

4

Public decks

Guardian Scalelord
$1.70
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ScryfallEDHREC

Rules Text

Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.)FlyingWhenever 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.

Card Facts

Mana value
5
Power / Toughness
3 / 4
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#4,698
Keywords
Flying, Backup
Rarity

Legality

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Timeless

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Alchemy

Not legal

Future

Not legal

Modern

Not legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

Pioneer

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Standard Brawl

Not legal

TLR

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  2. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.

  3. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won't gain additional abilities.

  4. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

  5. Apr 14, 2023 · Wizards of the Coast

    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.

Printings

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3 printings
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander
Secrets of Strixhaven CommanderSOC · $0.32
March of the Machine Commander
March of the Machine CommanderMOC · $1.70
March of the Machine Commander
March of the Machine CommanderMOC · $3.71
Community

Decks using this card

4 public decks run Guardian Scalelord.


LCNConstructed

Commander Cube

BA
BazMiltonFelix2 hours ago
600
MTGCommander

Leave and Spirits Come

SY
Syther8402 months ago
1400
MTGCommanderB2

Lorehold Spirit (Secrets of Strixhaven Commander Preconstructed Deck)

WizardsOfTheCoast
WizardsOfTheCoast6 months ago
900