---
name: "Haunted Guardian"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Construct"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["First strike", "Defender"]
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "20b9bc53-7f6d-4616-a2df-5783ab577707"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/haunted-guardian-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Haunted Guardian
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Construct
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** First strike, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender, first strike

> *"Extraer la sangre de la víctima, vender su cuerpo y usar su alma para tareas de vigilancia. Así de fácil, sin problemas." —Olivia Voldaren*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Spears](/printing/wall-of-spears-7ed.md) — Artifact Creature — Wall
2. [Dragon's Eye Sentry](/printing/dragons-eye-sentry-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Monk
3. [Guardians of Meletis](/printing/guardians-of-meletis-ori.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
4. [Gargoyle Sentinel](/printing/gargoyle-sentinel-m19.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
5. [Custodian of the Trove](/printing/custodian-of-the-trove-dtk.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Shield-Wall Sentinel](/printing/shield-wall-sentinel-dmu.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #216
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`