Protector of the Wastes
- Mana cost
- {4}{W}{W}
- Type
- Creature — Dragon
- Power / toughness
- 5 / 5
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #14 (rare)
- Price
- $0.33 USD
Flying
When this creature enters or becomes monstrous, exile up to two target artifacts and/or enchantments controlled by different players.
{4}{W}: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
Protector of the Wastes has 2 printings, first in Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). EDHREC ranks it #10,257 among Commander cards. It appears most in Felothar the Steadfast decks (2,868 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 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 Protector of the Wastes
- Abzan Armor - Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander, led by Felothar the Steadfast
Commanders that run Protector of the Wastes most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Felothar the Steadfast: 2,868 decks
- Estinien Varlineau: 636 decks
- Zurgo and Ojutai: 302 decks
- Dromoka, the Eternal: 280 decks
- Rith, Liberated Primeval: 190 decks
- Ojutai, Soul of Winter: 72 decks
- Sylvia Brightspear: 37 decks
- Rashida Scalebane: 36 decks
Often played with Protector of the Wastes
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Monstrous isn’t an ability that a creature has. It’s just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.
- : Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can’t become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.