---
name: "Glade Watcher"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Formidable", "Defender"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jesper Ejsing"
oracle_id: "f696b727-083e-4825-80d9-4bac35289958"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/glade-watcher-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Glade Watcher
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Formidable, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
Formidable — {G}: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. Activate only if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #188
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jesper Ejsing
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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