---
name: "Lychguard"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact Creature — Necron"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Guardian Protocols"]
set: "40K"
set_name: "Warhammer 40,000 Commander"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Games Workshop"
oracle_id: "e82daa7b-d9fd-48c4-b5b2-f3b1f6ef1a24"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lychguard-40k"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Lychguard
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact Creature — Necron
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Guardian Protocols

## Oracle Text
Guardian Protocols — {3}{B}, Sacrifice this creature: Return all legendary creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

> *"Solo gli immortali possono comprendere a fondo il fardello di una fedeltà incrollabile."
—Vargard Obyron della Dinastia Sautekh*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Primevals' Glorious Rebirth](/printing/primevals-glorious-rebirth-dom.md) — Legendary Sorcery
2. [Lich-Knights' Conquest](/printing/lich-knights-conquest-pwoe.md) — Sorcery
3. [Loyal Retainers](/printing/loyal-retainers-msc.md) — Creature — Human Advisor
4. [Grim Reaper's Scythe](/printing/grim-reapers-scythe-msc.md) — Legendary Artifact
5. [Kheru Lich Lord](/printing/kheru-lich-lord-pktk.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
6. [Doomed Necromancer](/printing/doomed-necromancer-ajmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric Mercenary

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #39
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Games Workshop
- **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: `not_legal`