---
name: "Caldaia Guardian"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Blitz"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Aaron J. Riley"
oracle_id: "fd55d686-510e-4b6c-b8eb-458ee7c19fff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/caldaia-guardian-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Caldaia Guardian
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Blitz

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature or another creature you control with mana value 4 or greater dies, create two 1/1 green and white Citizen creature tokens.
Blitz {2}{G} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Caldaia Strongarm](/printing/caldaia-strongarm-snc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Girder Goons](/printing/girder-goons-snc.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior
3. [Riveteers Decoy](/printing/riveteers-decoy-snc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Tenacious Underdog](/printing/tenacious-underdog-psnc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
5. [Jaxis, the Troublemaker](/printing/jaxis-the-troublemaker-psnc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Cemetery Protector](/printing/cemetery-protector-prm.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #56
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Aaron J. Riley
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`