---
name: "Guardian of the Great Door"
mana_cost: "{W}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Angel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "LCI"
set_name: "The Lost Caverns of Ixalan"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Justyna Dura"
oracle_id: "18ba355d-a25f-4a5d-b734-11739b0b86af"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/guardian-of-the-great-door-lci"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Guardian of the Great Door
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap four untapped artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control.
Flying

> *Il Nucleo fu sigillato molto tempo fa dagli Dei Profondi, che assegnarono agli angeli l'eterno compito di difenderne i cancelli dorati.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Guardian of the Gateless](/printing/guardian-of-the-gateless-gtc.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Pristine Angel](/printing/pristine-angel-c19.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Angelic Curator](/printing/angelic-curator-mh2.md) — Creature — Angel Spirit
4. [Archway Angel](/printing/archway-angel-fdn.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Indomitable Archangel](/printing/indomitable-archangel-nec.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Guardian of Ghirapur](/printing/guardian-of-ghirapur-mom.md) — Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI) #16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Justyna Dura
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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