---
name: "Bronze Guardian"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Ward", "Double strike"]
set: "FIC"
set_name: "Final Fantasy Commander"
collector_number: "234"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Hokuyuu"
oracle_id: "922a030c-857b-4c61-93df-b70ebb32abd3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bronze-guardian-fic"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bronze Guardian
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** */5
- **Keywords:** Ward, Double strike

## Oracle Text
Double strike
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Other artifacts you control have ward {2}.
Bronze Guardian's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Patchwork Automaton](/printing/patchwork-automaton-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
2. [Tomakul Honor Guard](/printing/tomakul-honor-guard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Rimeshield Frost Giant](/printing/rimeshield-frost-giant-hbg.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
4. [Armored Armadillo](/printing/armored-armadillo-otj.md) — Creature — Armadillo
5. [Su-Chi Cave Guard](/printing/su-chi-cave-guard-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
6. [Elder Owyn Lyons](/printing/elder-owyn-lyons-pip.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #234
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Hokuyuu
- **Total Printings:** 29 across all historical editions

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