---
name: "Pippin, Guard of the Citadel"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Halfling Soldier"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Vigilance", "Ward"]
set: "PLTR"
set_name: "Tales of Middle-earth Promos"
collector_number: "218s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bartłomiej Gaweł"
oracle_id: "25afddd2-6e48-4742-b34e-e3b5def7c0fd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pippin-guard-of-the-citadel-pltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Halfling Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Vigilance, Ward

## Oracle Text
Vigilance, ward {1}
{T}: Another target creature you control gains protection from the card type of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that type.)

> *"Here do I swear fealty to Gondor, until my lord release me, or death take me."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tales of Middle-earth Promos (PLTR) #218s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bartłomiej Gaweł
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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