Loyal Guardian
- Mana cost
- {4}{G}
- Type
- Creature — Rhino
- Power / toughness
- 4 / 4
- Set
- Treasure Chest #70721 (uncommon)
Trample
Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Loyal Guardian has 7 printings, first in Commander 2018 (2018). EDHREC ranks it #3,139 among Commander cards. It appears most in Chishiro, the Shattered Blade decks (3,904 on EDHREC). 5 public decks on TCG run it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Loyal Guardian
- Adaptive Enchantment - Commander 2018, led by Estrid, the Masked
- Nature's Vengeance - Commander 2018, led by Lord Windgrace
- Token Triumph - Starter Commander Decks, led by Emmara, Soul of the Accord
- Upgrades Unleashed - Neon Dynasty Commander, led by Chishiro, the Shattered Blade
- Wakanda Forever - Marvel Super Heroes, led by T'Challa, the Black Panther
Commanders that run Loyal Guardian most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Chishiro, the Shattered Blade: 3,904 decks
- Volo, Guide to Monsters: 3,257 decks
- Hamza, Guardian of Arashin: 2,482 decks
- Emmara, Soul of the Accord: 2,383 decks
- Shalai and Hallar: 1,496 decks
- Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes: 1,423 decks
- T'Challa, the Black Panther: 1,368 decks
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider: 1,070 decks
Often played with Loyal Guardian
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If you have multiple commanders, you need to control only one for the lieutenant effect to happen.
- : The lieutenant effect happens only once each combat, even if you somehow control multiple commanders (perhaps because you have two commanders with a partner ability from the Battlebond™ set).
- : If you don't control your commander as the lieutenant ability resolves, you won't get its effect.