---
name: "Oona's Gatewarden"
mana_cost: "{U/B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Faerie Soldier"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Defender", "Wither"]
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "173"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mike Dringenberg"
oracle_id: "439f7ac8-19f0-4227-82a7-48294adc2114"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/oonas-gatewarden-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Oona's Gatewarden
- **Mana Cost:** `{U/B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Faerie Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying, Defender, Wither

## Oracle Text
Defender, flying
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)

> *"Così ora hai visto Gola Elendra. Guardala bene. Sarà l'ultima cosa che riuscirai a vedere."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scion of Oona](/printing/scion-of-oona-woc.md) — Creature — Faerie Soldier
2. [Wasp Lancer](/printing/wasp-lancer-shm.md) — Creature — Faerie Soldier
3. [Willow Faerie](/printing/willow-faerie-hml.md) — Creature — Faerie
4. [Needle Specter](/printing/needle-specter-eve.md) — Creature — Specter
5. [Kulrath Knight](/printing/kulrath-knight-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Knight
6. [Sleep-Cursed Faerie](/printing/sleep-cursed-faerie-woe.md) — Creature — Faerie Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #173
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mike Dringenberg
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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