---
name: "Protector of Gondor"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "LTR"
set_name: "The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ilker Yildiz"
oracle_id: "cf6bb391-4fde-43c4-a0c5-990630d0ddcf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/protector-of-gondor-ltr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Protector of Gondor
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

> *Les orques creusaient de profondes tranchées dans un grand cercle, juste hors de portée des archers qui tenaient le mur, tandis que les hommes de Minas Tirith les regardaient, impuissants.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wakandan Shield Guard](/printing/wakandan-shield-guard-msc.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Daysquad Marshal](/printing/daysquad-marshal-iko.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Watchful Giant](/printing/watchful-giant-rna.md) — Creature — Giant Soldier
4. [Thraben Standard Bearer](/printing/thraben-standard-bearer-j21.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Reverent Hoplite](/printing/reverent-hoplite-thb.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Horn of Gondor](/printing/horn-of-gondor-ltr.md) — Legendary Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) #25
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ilker Yildiz
- **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`