---
name: "Guardians of Meletis"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Golem"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "ORI"
set_name: "Magic Origins"
collector_number: "228"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Magali Villeneuve"
oracle_id: "7604aac7-82ae-4f5b-888d-a008754f716a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/guardians-of-meletis-ori"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Guardians of Meletis
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Golem
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/6
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)

> *The histories speak of two feuding rulers whose deaths were celebrated and whose monuments symbolized the end of their wars. In truth they were peaceful lovers, their story lost to the ages.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Custodian of the Trove](/printing/custodian-of-the-trove-dtk.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
2. [Guardian of the Ages](/printing/guardian-of-the-ages-m14.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
3. [Shield-Wall Sentinel](/printing/shield-wall-sentinel-dmu.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
4. [Steel Wall](/printing/steel-wall-mrd.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Wood](/printing/wall-of-wood-10e.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Ice](/printing/wall-of-ice-30a.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Origins (ORI) #228
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Magali Villeneuve
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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