Guardian of New Benalia
DMUDominaria United/#386/2022Rare
Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.38
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.24
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.59Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.24TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 4.0%90d▼ 4.0%
90d high
$0.25
90d low
$0.24
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.24
Dominaria United
- Down 4.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 4% below its 90 day high of $0.25.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (4 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 13% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Soldier
Enlist (As this creature attacks, you may tap a nonattacking creature you control without summoning sickness. When you do, add its power to this creature's until end of turn.)
Whenever this creature enlists a creature, scry 2.
Discard a card: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.
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Keywords
EnlistScry
Card capabilities
CreatureDiscard
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc9 Sept 2022
To enlist a creature, that creature must be untapped, it must not be attacking (even if it has vigilance), and it must have haste or have been under that attacking player's control since the beginning of their current turn.
wotc9 Sept 2022
Guardian of New Benalia's second ability triggers whenever its controller taps another creature for Guardian of New Benalia's enlist ability.
wotc9 Sept 2022
You may activate Guardian of New Benalia's last ability even if it's already tapped. You may also activate that ability multiple times in the same turn, even if Guardian of New Benalia already has indestructible.
wotc9 Sept 2022
You may tap only one creature for an enlist ability of an attacking creature, and a single creature can't be tapped for more than one enlist ability.
wotc9 Sept 2022
When a player taps a creature for an attacking creature's enlist ability, that attacking creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the tapped creature's power. This is a triggered ability that goes on the stack immediately after attackers have been declared in the declare attackers step.
wotc9 Sept 2022
The attacking player chooses whether to tap a creature for an enlist ability immediately after they tap the creatures that they have chosen to attack with. You can't choose to enlist a creature later.
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About this card
Guardian of New Benalia
Guardian of New Benalia is a Creature — Human Soldier, with mana cost {1}{W} (mana value 2). Printed 4 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.24 (down 4.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Guardian of New Benalia FAQ
How much is Guardian of New Benalia worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Guardian of New Benalia is $0.24. It is down 4.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.24 to $0.25.
What is the cheapest printing of Guardian of New Benalia?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Dominaria United at $0.24 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Guardian of New Benalia?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Dominaria United Promos at $0.42 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Guardian of New Benalia are there?
Guardian of New Benalia has been printed 4 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Guardian of New Benalia first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from DMU #386, released 2022-09-09.
Is there a foil version of Guardian of New Benalia?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.27 versus $0.24 for nonfoil, which is 13% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Guardian of New Benalia legal in Commander?
Yes, Guardian of New Benalia is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Guardian of New Benalia legal in Modern?
Yes, Guardian of New Benalia is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.