Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison

Rivals of Ixalan Checklist

Golem

Golden Guardian

Defender
{2}: This creature fights another target creature you control. When this creature dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.

An army of living gold for the golden city.

Gold-Forge Garrison

(Transforms from Golden Guardian.)
{T}: Add two mana of any one color.
{4}, {T}: Create a 4/4 colorless Golem artifact creature token.

Seraph Sanctuary

When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever an Angel you control enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {C}.

Boros Garrison

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {R}{W}.

Command Tower

Tower Winder

Back in the '80s, Channel 6 built their headquarters at the corner of Spectacle and Scandal.

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Hobs bury their kin far from home. They believe the dry, open ground keeps hags from stealing the bones and gwyllions from stealing the spirits.

Rugged Prairie

{T}: Add {C}.
{R/W}, {T}: Add {R}{R}, {R}{W}, or {W}{W}.

"Log 2.2.119: Kiln, known for its blazing forges and ancient lava seeps. The footing may be treacherous, but the metallurgy is grand!"
—*Maisie's Edge Chronicles*

Sacred Foundry

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Its courtyards are lit during every hour of the day so that night may never fall within its walls.

Slayers' Stronghold

{T}: Add {C}.
{R}{W}, {T}: Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains vigilance and haste until end of turn.

Temple of Triumph

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

The Mardu are centered in the present. The Jeskai look to the future. But both know when the time for talking is past.

Wind-Scarred Crag

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Emeria, the Sky Ruin

This land enters tapped.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{T}: Add {W}.

"Sunstar hypocrites speak of peace but march to war. Only we sing truth."
—Xu-Ifit, osteoharmonist

Battlefield Forge

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

The sunlight falls pristine on the temple at Epityr, softened by the remembered shadows of angelic saviors' wings.

Clifftop Retreat

This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Inspiring Vantage

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Needle Spires

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.
{2}{R}{W}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 2/1 red and white Elemental creature with double strike. It's still a land.

Flamekin Village

As this land enters, you may reveal an Elemental card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

"Let your heels point you home."
—Ancient blessing

Homeward Path

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Each player gains control of all creatures they own.

Opal Palace

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. If you spend this mana to cast your commander, it enters with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.

Rumors quickly spread among thieves about a labyrinth without walls and a prize beyond all measures of worth.

Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Mountain

Plains

Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

"I gazed once into that light. Now it burns in my mind, forever denying me rest."
—Riku of Two Reflections

Command Beacon

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.

A figure is moved on a map, and the tide of war changes.

War Room

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

The loudest and most heartfelt cheers come from the cheap seats.

Spectator Seating

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Furycalm Snarl

As this land enters, you may reveal a Mountain or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Riders chase the fading light recklessly through the mountains, desperate for one last glimpse of day.

Sundown Pass

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Enter with merciful hearts. Exit with battle cries.

Boros Guildgate

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

"A hamster sumo wrestler? Snot that's also a crime lord? An alien newt assassin? April, how am I supposed to edit all of this footage into something watchable, much less believable?"
—Irma Langenstein

Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Arid Mesa

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Though Innistrad is not cleansed of evil, we finally have cause to rejoice."

Angel of Jubilation

Flying
Other nonblack creatures you control get +1/+1.
Players can't pay life or sacrifice creatures to cast spells or activate abilities.

"A keen mind wields an army as a deft hand wields a sword."

Angelic Skirmisher

Flying
At the beginning of each combat, choose first strike, vigilance, or lifelink. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.

Archangel of Thune

Flying
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Some angels protect the meek and innocent. Others seek out and smite evil wherever it lurks.

Baneslayer Angel

Flying, first strike, lifelink, protection from Demons and from Dragons

Bird

Emeria Angel

When the earth shudders, the sky overflows.

Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.

Herald of War

Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Angel spells and Human spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Lyra Dawnbringer

Flying
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Other Angels you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.

"Those who endure in the face of suffering, those whose faith shines long in evil days, they shall see salvation."
—*Song of All*, canto 904

Serra Avenger

You can't cast Serra Avenger during your first, second, or third turns of the game.
Flying, vigilance

"Only when my sword lies idle shall I rejoice."

Seraph of the Sword

Flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature.

Sublime Archangel

Flying
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Other creatures you control have exalted. (If a creature has multiple instances of exalted, each triggers separately.)

Her presence on the battlefield can transform an unruly mob into a disciplined army.

Angelic Field Marshal

Flying
Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and creatures you control have vigilance.

Angel of Serenity

Flying
When this creature enters, you may exile up to three other target creatures from the battlefield and/or creature cards from graveyards.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to their owners' hands.

She arrived like a meteorite, and the enemy fell in a shock wave of holy vengeance.

Angel of the Dire Hour

Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, if you cast it from your hand, exile all attacking creatures.

"Better the dead depart utterly than be enslaved."

Angel of Finality

Flying
When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard.

Angel of the Ruins

Flying
When this creature enters, exile up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments.
Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Angel of Condemnation

Flying, vigilance
{2}{W}, {T}: Exile another target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
{2}{W}, {T}, Exert this creature: Exile another target creature until this creature leaves the battlefield. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)

Angelic Arbiter

Flying
Each opponent who cast a spell this turn can't attack with creatures.
Each opponent who attacked with a creature this turn can't cast spells.

Avacyn, Guardian Angel

Flying, vigilance
{1}{W}: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to another target creature this turn by sources of the color of your choice.
{5}{W}{W}: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target player or planeswalker this turn by sources of the color of your choice.

Archangel Avacyn // Avacyn, the Purifier

Shadows Over Innistrad Checklist 2

Archangel Avacyn

Flash
Flying, vigilance
When Archangel Avacyn enters, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
When a non-Angel creature you control dies, transform Archangel Avacyn at the beginning of the next upkeep.

"Wings that once bore hope are now stained with blood. She is our guardian no longer."
—Grete, cathar apostate

Avacyn, the Purifier

Flying
When this creature transforms into Avacyn, the Purifier, it deals 3 damage to each other creature and each opponent.

Eldritch Moon Checklist

Brisela, Voice of Nightmares

Bruna, the Fading Light

Gisela, the Broken Blade

When you cast this spell, you may return target Angel or Human creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Flying, vigilance
(Melds with Gisela, the Broken Blade.)

Flying, first strike, lifelink
At the beginning of your end step, if you both own and control Gisela and a creature named Bruna, the Fading Light, exile them, then meld them into Brisela, Voice of Nightmares.

Akroma, Angel of Fury

Morph

This spell can't be countered.
Flying, trample, protection from white and from blue
{R}: Akroma gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Morph {3}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

"Wrath is no vice when inflicted upon the deserving."

Akroma, Angel of Wrath

Flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, protection from black and from red

Restoration Angel

Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, you may exile target non-Angel creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

She doesn't escort the dead to the afterlife, but instead raises them to fight and die again.

Adarkar Valkyrie

Flying, vigilance
{T}: When target creature other than this creature dies this turn, return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Bitter vengeance never glowed so bright nor sang so sweet.

Angel of Retribution

Firemane Nevena led the victorious assault on the Barbu Rooftop rebels. Now the Gateless have marked her for death.

Firemane Avenger

Flying
Battalion — Whenever this creature and at least two other creatures attack, this creature deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

Karmic Guide

Flying, protection from black
Echo {3}{W}{W} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

She is the apex of the artificer's craft, the spirit of the divine called out of base metal.

Platinum Angel

Flying
You can't lose the game and your opponents can't win the game.

Cut it down, bury it in snow, put it to the torch. The rose will still bloom again.

Resolute Archangel

Flying
When this creature enters, if your life total is less than your starting life total, it becomes equal to your starting life total.

Serra Angel

Treizeci, Sun of Serra

Follow the light. In its absence, follow her.

Flying
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

There may exist powers even greater than Phyrexia.

Sunblast Angel

Flying
When this creature enters, destroy all tapped creatures.

"No more fear. No more failure. No more death. No more!"

Angel of Renewal

Flying
When this creature enters, you gain 1 life for each creature you control.

"Evil will soon be vanquished. What Innistrad most needs now is healing."

Cathedral Sanctifier

When this creature enters, you gain 3 life.

The magic of the Guildpact gives aegis to the spirits pressed into its service. Upon entering the afterlife, they find new focus and are charged with defending the Guildpact against those who would see it broken.

Guardian of the Guildpact

"Seeing so much easy prey makes her crazy. See how she snorts and drools?"
—Dhuuz, kronch wrangler

Raging Kronch

"Fear neither clouds nor darkness. The light shall overcome them all."

Herald of the Sun

Flying
{3}{W}: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature with flying.

Seraph of the Masses

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Flying
Seraph of the Masses's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.

She parts the clouds so sunlight can reach even the darkest lairs and duskiest tombs.

Seraph of Dawn

"Angels? My feelings remain unchanged."
—Liliana Vess

Seraph of the Suns

Flying
Indestructible (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature. If its toughness is 0 or less, it still dies.)

To soar as high as hope, to dive as swift as justice.

Starlit Angel

The remnants of Innistrad's corrupted angelic hosts collapsed to form the Flight of Nightmares.

Subjugator Angel

Flying
When this creature enters, tap all creatures your opponents control.

Though Serra is long dead, her legacy of grace and kindness will live on forever.

Serra Avatar

Serra Avatar's power and toughness are each equal to your life total.
When Serra Avatar is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

Angel

Serra the Benevolent Emblem

Serra the Benevolent

+2: Creatures you control with flying get +1/+1 until end of turn.
−3: Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying and vigilance.
−6: You get an emblem with "If you control a creature, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead."

She watches over the city just as Serra watches over all.

Serra's Guardian

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Other creatures you control have vigilance.

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