---
name: "Karakyk Guardian"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}{U}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["G", "R", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Vigilance", "Trample"]
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "198"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Joe Slucher"
oracle_id: "41129dc1-be88-4198-94f9-032817a79bc7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/karakyk-guardian-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Karakyk Guardian
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}{U}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Vigilance, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance, trample
This creature has hexproof as long as it hasn't dealt damage yet. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

> *Durante el invierno, todos los Temur regresaron a Karakyk, donde las sombras elevadas representaban una bendición en lugar de una amenaza.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #198
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Joe Slucher
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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