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Border Guardian

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Artifact Creature — Knight

Unstable·ust #140·Uncommon·2017·Art by Chris Seaman
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderNot Legal
LegacyNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageNot Legal
Border Guardian
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Oracle Text

Whenever you cast a silver-bordered spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Whenever you cast a black-bordered spell, this creature can't be blocked this turn.

Whenever you cast a white-bordered spell, this creature gains double strike until end of turn.

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Print Details

Set
Unstable (UST)
Number
#140
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Chris Seaman
Frame
2015
Border
Silver
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.11
USD Foil
$0.29
EUR
€0.15
EUR Foil
€0.55

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyNot Legal
VintageNot Legal
CommanderNot Legal

Rulings1

1/19/2018·wotc

Playing a land won’t cause any of Border Guardian’s abilities to trigger. But for the record, Unstable basic lands don’t have a border.

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