---
name: "Armored Armadillo"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Armadillo"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Leon Tukker"
oracle_id: "dca25245-523a-4587-a059-a14ee2ef908d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/armored-armadillo-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Armored Armadillo
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Armadillo
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
Ward {1} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.)
{3}{W}: This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is its toughness.

> *« J'ai toujours rêvé de chevaucher un boulet de canon lent sur pattes ! »
—Kellan*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spinewoods Armadillo](/printing/spinewoods-armadillo-plst.md) — Creature — Armadillo
2. [Tomakul Honor Guard](/printing/tomakul-honor-guard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Toadstool Admirer](/printing/toadstool-admirer-woe.md) — Creature — Ouphe
4. [Rimeshield Frost Giant](/printing/rimeshield-frost-giant-hbg.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
5. [Leather Armor](/printing/leather-armor-plst.md) — Artifact — Equipment
6. [Armguard Familiar](/printing/armguard-familiar-neo.md) — Artifact Creature — Equipment Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #3
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Leon Tukker
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`