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Border Guardian {4}

Artifact Creature — Knight

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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Unstable

English · 2017-12-08

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyNOT LEGALvintageNOT LEGALcommanderNOT LEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Unstable (released 2017-12-08), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 480e3b96-f7fa-4dcc-a956-6b48d55097c9
Oracle ID: 3d19561e-521f-417e-bd6b-963fc261f6d1
TCGplayer ID: 153130

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