This 1997 Magic: The Gathering trading card features the Guardian Beast from the Oversized League Prizes set. It is a Rare creature card with a mana cost of {3}{B} and 2/4 power/toughness.
Guardian Beast
1997 • Magic: The Gathering • Oversized League Prizes
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Description
The 1997 Magic: The Gathering Oversized League Prizes #23 is a Rare creature card featuring Guardian Beast. This oversized variant belongs to the black color identity and has a mana cost of {3}{B}. The card has a mana value of 4 and features a power/toughness of 2/4. It was illustrated by Ken Meyer, Jr. and bears the set code OLEP. The Guardian Beast is a Beast-type creature in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
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Featured Subject
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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.
FAQ
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What is the mana cost of Guardian Beast?
The mana cost for Guardian Beast is {3}{B}, which requires three generic mana and one black mana. Its total mana value is 4.
Who illustrated the Guardian Beast card?
Ken Meyer, Jr. is the artist credited with illustrating the Guardian Beast card in the 1997 Oversized League Prizes set.
What type of creature is Guardian Beast?
Guardian Beast is a Creature — Beast type card in Magic: The Gathering. It has a power of 2 and toughness of 4.
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