---
name: "Guard Duty"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "IMA"
set_name: "Iconic Masters"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "3b20e187-c200-40a0-8db2-481f0bf90168"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/guard-duty-ima"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Guard Duty
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has defender.

> *"I was told these were standard issue. Do I look standard to you?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Defensive Stance](/printing/defensive-stance-nph.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Shield of Duty and Reason](/printing/shield-of-duty-and-reason-apc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Vow of Duty](/printing/vow-of-duty-cma.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Warded Battlements](/printing/warded-battlements-m21.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Guardians of Akrasa](/printing/guardians-of-akrasa-m13.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Detained by Legionnaires](/printing/detained-by-legionnaires-acr.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Iconic Masters (IMA) #22
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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