---
name: "Lotus Guardian"
mana_cost: "{7}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Dragon"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "305"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dana Knutson"
oracle_id: "143d7a32-c15d-4a1f-ad81-cf1e6aa92bf3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lotus-guardian-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lotus Guardian
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chardalyn Dragon](/printing/chardalyn-dragon-hbg.md) — Artifact Creature — Dragon
2. [Glorious Dragon-Kin](/printing/glorious-dragon-kin-unk.md) — Artifact Creature — Dragon
3. [Ornithopter of Paradise](/printing/ornithopter-of-paradise-mh2.md) — Artifact Creature — Thopter
4. [Dragonloft Idol](/printing/dragonloft-idol-ima.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
5. [Lumengrid Gargoyle](/printing/lumengrid-gargoyle-td2.md) — Artifact Creature — Gargoyle
6. [Clockwork Dragon](/printing/clockwork-dragon-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #305
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dana Knutson
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`