The Guardian Beast from the 1997 Magic: The Gathering Oversized League Prizes set, a distinctive oversized card highly sought after by TCG collectors.
Guardian Beast
1997 • Magic: The Gathering • Oversized League Prizes
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The Guardian Beast, designated as card number 23 in the 1997 Magic: The Gathering Oversized League Prizes set, represents a unique chapter in TCG history. Released exclusively as a league prize, this oversized card diverges from standard tournament-legal dimensions, making it a prized item for dedicated Magic: The Gathering collectors who value historical exclusivity. Designed by Ken Meyer, Jr., the card features a powerful black creature with a mana cost of {3}{B} and a 2/4 power/toughness ratio. Collectors often seek this piece for its distinctive format and the strategic prowess it offers within the game. The Guardian Beast provides a robust defensive utility, preventing noncreature artifacts from being enchanted or controlled by opponents while granting them indestructible status. For investors and hobbyists building a comprehensive Magic: The Gathering collection, this oversized variant serves as a significant milestone, offering both gameplay utility and tangible nostalgia from the late 1990s era of the game. Its inclusion in the Oversized League Prizes series highlights the evolving ways Wizards of the Coast engaged with their community during this foundational period.
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Guardian Beast
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Ken Meyer, Jr.
Card Stock
English
{3}{B}
Creature — Beast
2 / 4
B
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As long as this creature is untapped, noncreature artifacts you control can't be enchanted, they have indestructible, and other players can't gain control of them. This effect doesn't remove Auras already attached to those artifacts.