---
name: "Ivory Guardians"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}{W}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Giant Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Protection"]
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Adam Rex"
oracle_id: "78171447-1bc8-4588-b427-5b82701324c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ivory-guardians-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ivory Guardians
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}{W}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Giant Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from red
Creatures named Ivory Guardians get +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls a nontoken red permanent.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crimson Acolyte](/printing/crimson-acolyte-inv.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Beasts of Bogardan](/printing/beasts-of-bogardan-chr.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [Absolute Law](/printing/absolute-law-usg.md) — Enchantment
4. [Repentant Blacksmith](/printing/repentant-blacksmith-arn.md) — Creature — Human
5. [Guardian of the Guildpact](/printing/guardian-of-the-guildpact-dis.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Pilgrim of Justice](/printing/pilgrim-of-justice-ody.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #40
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Adam Rex
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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