---
name: "Guardian of Solitude"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Stephen Tappin"
oracle_id: "712ec339-ffa8-43bb-a826-a7b0f0120b1f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/guardian-of-solitude-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Guardian of Solitude
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target creature gains flying until end of turn.

> *« Il me parût facile de me laisser avaler par le néant. Mais ce fut alors que je la vis, les yeux emplis d'une profonde tristesse, et je me retournai pour affronter ma peine. »
—Fourrure-de-neige, poète kitsune*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kami of Tattered Shoji](/printing/kami-of-tattered-shoji-bok.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Spirit of the Spires](/printing/spirit-of-the-spires-rna.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Battleground Geist](/printing/battleground-geist-isd.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Teller of Tales](/printing/teller-of-tales-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Spectral Arcanist](/printing/spectral-arcanist-voc.md) — Creature — Spirit Wizard
6. [Shinen of Flight's Wings](/printing/shinen-of-flights-wings-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #64
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Stephen Tappin
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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