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Opal Guardian

{W}{W}{W}

Enchantment

Time Spiral·tsp #30·Rare·2006·Art by Christopher Rush
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Opal Guardian
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Oracle Text

When an opponent casts a creature spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, this enchantment becomes a 3/4 Gargoyle creature with flying and protection from red.

It was a moment in time, cast in stone—a moment whose time had come again.

Print Details

Set
Time Spiral (TSP)
Number
#30
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Christopher Rush
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.19
USD Foil
$0.75
EUR
€0.18
EUR Foil
€0.51
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

9/25/2006·wotc

After the triggered ability resolves, Opal Guardian is no longer an enchantment.

9/25/2006·wotc

Guardian's effect doesn't wear off.

9/25/2006·wotc

A face-down creature spell will cause Opal Guardian's ability to trigger (if it's an enchantment).

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