---
name: "Guardians of Koilos"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "DOM"
set_name: "Dominaria"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Yeong-Hao Han"
oracle_id: "8f593bed-4be8-403d-bce2-fb769658e673"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/guardians-of-koilos-dom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Guardians of Koilos
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Construct
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you may return another target historic permanent you control to its owner's hand. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

> *Gli archeologi affidano la protezione degli scavi ad automi ispirati dalle loro precedenti scoperte a Koilos.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ancestral Statue](/printing/ancestral-statue-jmp.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Aegis Automaton](/printing/aegis-automaton-aer.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
3. [Daring Archaeologist](/printing/daring-archaeologist-dom.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Thran Temporal Gateway](/printing/thran-temporal-gateway-dom.md) — Legendary Artifact
5. [Honor the Past](/printing/honor-the-past-ysos.md) — Sorcery
6. [Lost to Legend](/printing/lost-to-legend-ltr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria (DOM) #216
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Yeong-Hao Han
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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