Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison

Rivals of Ixalan Checklist

Golem

Golden Guardian

Defender
{2}: Golden Guardian fights another target creature you control. When Golden Guardian 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.

"It's me and Gribble's special fort. None of the bad things can get us in there."
—Toby

Command Tower

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

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.

Plains

Those who bring nothing to the temple take nothing away.

Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Arch of Orazca

City's Blessing

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
{T}: Add {C}.
{5}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you have the city's blessing.

Karoo

Karoo enters tapped.
When Karoo enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Plains you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {C}{W}.

Idyllic Grange

({T}: Add {W}.)
Idyllic Grange enters tapped unless you control three or more other Plains.
When Idyllic Grange enters untapped, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Monumental Henge

Monumental Henge enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a historic card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Windbrisk Heights

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Windbrisk Heights enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{W}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if you attacked with three or more creatures this turn.

When the last scrap of flesh is scoured away, the Curse of Wandering ends. Then the dead may sleep.

Scavenger Grounds

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Exile all graveyards.

Mistveil Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)
Mistveil Plains enters tapped.
{W}, {T}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. Activate only if you control two or more white permanents.

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters tapped.
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape enters tapped.
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Myriad Landscape: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

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.

Demolition Field

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"All peoples treasure a place where the weary traveler may drink in peace."
—Ajani Goldmane

Radiant Fountain

When Radiant Fountain enters, you gain 2 life.
{T}: Add {C}.

There is a sanctuary that reveals itself only to those graced by the *eludha*—the mystical connection between bonder and monster.

Bonders' Enclave

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.

Human

Castle Ardenvale

Without Ardenvale's loyalty, the realm would greedily devour itself.

Castle Ardenvale enters tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Secluded Steppe

Secluded Steppe enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Austere Command

Choose two —
• Destroy all artifacts.
• Destroy all enchantments.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less.
• Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Clerics on both sides prayed for divine intervention to end the war. The gods didn't play favorites.

Day of Judgment

Some timelines forever fray, branch, and intermingle. Others end abruptly.

Return to Dust

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Angelic Destiny

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +4/+4, has flying and first strike, and is an Angel in addition to its other types.
When enchanted creature dies, return Angelic Destiny to its owner's hand.

Marshal's Anthem

Multikicker {1}{W} (You may pay an additional {1}{W} any number of times as you cast this spell.)
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
When Marshal's Anthem enters, return up to X target creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of times Marshal's Anthem was kicked.

"Better the dead depart utterly than be enslaved."

Angel of Finality

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

There may exist powers even greater than Phyrexia.

Sunblast Angel

Flying
When Sunblast Angel enters, destroy all tapped creatures.

Angel of Serenity

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

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, Angelic Field Marshal gets +2/+2 and creatures you control have vigilance.

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.

Angel of the Ruins

Flying
When Angel of the Ruins 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 Vitality

Flying
If you would gain life, you gain that much life plus 1 instead.
This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have 25 or more life.

Angel of Grace

Flash
Flying
When Angel of Grace enters, until end of turn, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
{4}{W}{W}, Exile Angel of Grace from your graveyard: Your life total becomes 10.

Angel of Invention

Servo

Flying, vigilance, lifelink
Fabricate 2 (When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on it or create two 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature tokens.)
Other creatures you control get +1/+1.

The angels did not deceive. From the start, they were clear their allegiance was to the God-Pharaoh and to him alone.

Angel of the God-Pharaoh

Flying
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Angel of Sanctions

Flying
When Angel of Sanctions enters, you may exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Angel of Sanctions leaves the battlefield.
Embalm {5}{W} ({5}{W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Angel with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)

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 Angel of Condemnation: Exile another target creature until Angel of Condemnation leaves the battlefield. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)

She sings for all those who have been silenced.

Angel of the Dawn

Flying
When Angel of the Dawn enters, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain vigilance until end of turn.

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

Angel of Renewal

Flying
When Angel of Renewal enters, you gain 1 life for each creature you control.

"Justice isn't done until undeath is undone."

Angel of Glory's Rise

Flying
When Angel of Glory's Rise enters, exile all Zombies, then return all Human creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Angel of Deliverance

Flying
Delirium — Whenever Angel of Deliverance deals damage, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, exile target creature an opponent controls.

Knight

Sigiled Sword of Valeron

Equipped creature gets +2/+0, has vigilance, and is a Knight in addition to its other types.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance that's attacking.
Equip {3}

Every facet a benediction of Lathander's light.

Marble Diamond

Marble Diamond enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.

"We have barely begun to learn the secrets of the Fourth People. Every remnant of their presence, however cryptic, is a gift."
—Akal Pakal, First Steward of Oteclan

Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Mind Stone: Draw a card.

"You've begun to understand the hedrons' true purpose," said Ugin. "The Eldrazi can be imprisoned."
"And how did that work out last time?" asked Jace.

Hedron Archive

{T}: Add {C}{C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.

Sometimes safety is a place. Sometimes it's a person. Sometimes it's a tangible reminder that even in darkness, hope persists.

Arcane Signet

Forged in dark hours from the flame that would not die.

Angelic Armaments

Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has flying, and is a white Angel in addition to its other colors and types.
Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

"If we cannot have peace, we will have justice."
—Aurelia

Angelic Exaltation

Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.

Together the soldiers were like a golden blade, cutting down their enemies and scarring the darkness.

Honor of the Pure

"In our war Heliod gave mortals some favor, yet other times he withheld aid. Are we still no more than game pieces to him?"
—Polyxene the Doubter

Dictate of Heliod

"Many must die for the one who should not have perished."

Akroma's Vengeance

Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.
Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Planar Cleansing

"End this. What I seek is far greater."
—Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Rout

You may cast Rout as though it had flash if you pay {2} more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.)
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

"Ghirapur's gremlin population poses a threat to the infrastructure of the fairgrounds. Threats must be eliminated."
—Sram, senior edificer

Fumigate

Destroy all creatures. You gain 1 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Divine Reckoning

Each player chooses a creature they control. Destroy the rest.
Flashback {5}{W}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

In the first moments, the gate to the afterlife opened, and the people were prostrate in the light of the God-Pharaoh.

Hour of Revelation

This spell costs {3} less to cast if there are ten or more nonland permanents on the battlefield.
Destroy all nonland permanents.

Comeuppance

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn by sources you don't control. If damage from a creature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to that creature. If damage from a noncreature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to the source's controller.

Dusk

Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.

Dawn

Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Return all creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to your hand.

Dusk // Dawn

Planar Outburst

Destroy all nonland creatures.
Awaken 4—{5}{W}{W}{W} (If you cast this spell for {5}{W}{W}{W}, also put four +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Cataclysmic Gearhulk

Vigilance
When Cataclysmic Gearhulk enters, each player chooses an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a planeswalker from among the nonland permanents they control, then sacrifices the rest.

It was a big day for the gravediggers at Cliffside Cemetery.

Slaughter the Strong

Each player chooses any number of creatures they control with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures they control.

"They had it coming."
—Squire Imalia, savior of Thiswick

Fell the Mighty

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

Exhale, and let the winds carry your soul for all eternity.

Sublime Exhalation

Undaunted (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each opponent.)
Destroy all creatures.

Angel

Descend upon the Sinful

Above the cries, a phrase rang out: "You will all be saved."

Exile all creatures.
Delirium — Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.

Decree of Justice

Soldier

Create X 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying.
Cycling {2}{W} ({2}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle Decree of Justice, you may pay {X}. If you do, create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

Lands ravaged, cities in ruins, so many lives sacrificed, and yet there was no other word for it but victory.

Near-Death Experience

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly 1 life, you win the game.

It holds a whisper from Iona: "Persevere."

Angelheart Vial

Whenever you're dealt damage, you may put that many charge counters on Angelheart Vial.
{2}, {T}, Remove four charge counters from Angelheart Vial: You gain 2 life and draw a card.

"If I have learned anything as a wizard it is this: never fight your own battles."
—Waffa, sorcerer of Nyomba

Ethereal Champion

Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Ethereal Champion this turn.

Her wings ripple with impossible colors—a sign that a miracle is on the way.

Dazzling Angel

Flying
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.

The monstrous bird swooped in for the kill, only to be met by a concentrated blast of pure, searing moonlight.

Luminous Rebuke

This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a tapped creature.
Destroy target creature.

Seraph Sanctuary

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

She guides expedition parties through the perilous floating ruins of Zendikar's ancient empires.

Vanguard Seraph

Flying
Whenever you gain life for the first time each turn, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

Before she is admitted to the host of Starnheim, a young valkyrie must learn a thousand tales of her ancestors.

Youthful Valkyrie

Flying
Whenever another Angel you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Unwanted Remake

Destroy target creature. Its controller manifests dread. (That player looks at the top two cards of their library, then puts one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into their graveyard. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)

Heirloom Blade

Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, you may reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card that shares a creature type with it. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Equip {1}

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