---
name: "Guardian of the Ages"
mana_cost: "{7}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "M14"
set_name: "Magic 2014"
collector_number: "211"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Pancoast"
oracle_id: "1bf88f66-b673-4652-981b-3ea5d28f5c29"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/guardian-of-the-ages-m14"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Guardian of the Ages
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, if this creature has defender, it loses defender and gains trample.

> *„Zu meinen Füßen enden Invasionen."—Inschrift der Statue*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Guardians of Meletis](/printing/guardians-of-meletis-ori.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Custodian of the Trove](/printing/custodian-of-the-trove-dtk.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
3. [Shield-Wall Sentinel](/printing/shield-wall-sentinel-dmu.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
4. [Walking Bulwark](/printing/walking-bulwark-tdc.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Pillar of War](/printing/pillar-of-war-bng.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Gargoyle Sentinel](/printing/gargoyle-sentinel-m19.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2014 (M14) #211
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Pancoast
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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