---
name: "Hold the Gates"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "7e6fcbc0-691a-4bd7-b063-debc86f4506a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hold-the-gates-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hold the Gates
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Creatures you control get +0/+1 for each Gate you control and have vigilance.

> *"Nós crescemos nessas ruas. As conhecemos melhor do que qualquer capanga Boros do Zelzo."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gate Hound](/printing/gate-hound-rav.md) — Creature — Dog
2. [Armory Guard](/printing/armory-guard-ddl.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
3. [Sunspire Gatekeepers](/printing/sunspire-gatekeepers-dgm.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Brave the Sands](/printing/brave-the-sands-cm2.md) — Enchantment
5. [Oathsworn Giant](/printing/oathsworn-giant-rav.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
6. [Always Watching](/printing/always-watching-psoi.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **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`