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Magic · Rivals of Ixalan · #179 · Rare

Golden Guardian

Magic card price for Golden Guardian: $2.72 market, from $2.50 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 19, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 19, 2026
$2.72
+1.1% this week · +1.5% in 30 days
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1 day0.0%
7 days+1.1%
30 days+1.5%
90 days+2.6%
1 year+6.3%
All time−41.1%

Sellers right now

$2.50lowest listing$6.00highest
Market price$2.72
Mid listing$3.26
30-day avg$2.70

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$2.72
Cardmarket$2.60 €2.32

EUR converted at 1.1225 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$2.3352-week low$2.7652-week high
In the range91%
All-time low$2.33
All-time high$5.67
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$0.70$1.45$2.20$2.95
$2.72
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Golden Guardian (Foil) entered our records in February 2024 at $4.62 and stands at $2.72 today, down 41.1% over that time. Over the past twelve months it moved +6.3%, trading between $2.33 and $2.76. The current price is near the top of that range. The highest price we have recorded is $5.67, 108% above today. Listings currently start at $2.50; over the last 30 days the market price averaged $2.70.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$2.72$2.50$6.00+1.1%
Normal$2.18$0.83$1,002.22−4.8%

The card in play

Power / Toughness4 / 4
Type line
Artifact Creature — Golem // Land
Rules text

Defender

2: Golden Guardian fights another target creature you control. When Golden Guardian dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.

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Gold-Forge Garrison

(Transforms from Golden Guardian.)

T: Add two mana of any one color to your mana pool.

4, T: Create a 4/4 colorless Golem artifact creature token.

Flavor

An army of living gold for the golden city.

Other printings of Golden Guardian

1 more · $2.22 – $2.72
All printings
Golden Guardian (179), Prerelease Cards — Magic card price +0.5% 7d Golden Guardian Prerelease Cards · #179 $2.22

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