---
name: "Smelt-Ward Gatekeepers"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DGM"
set_name: "Dragon's Maze"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "7c6d213b-448a-4231-9f6f-65c8ad49a5f1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/smelt-ward-gatekeepers-dgm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Smelt-Ward Gatekeepers
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, if you control two or more Gates, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Saruli Gatekeepers](/printing/saruli-gatekeepers-dgm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
2. [Sunspire Gatekeepers](/printing/sunspire-gatekeepers-dgm.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Opal Lake Gatekeepers](/printing/opal-lake-gatekeepers-plst.md) — Creature — Vedalken Soldier
4. [Smelt-Ward Ignus](/printing/smelt-ward-ignus-rna.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Ubul Sar Gatekeepers](/printing/ubul-sar-gatekeepers-pio.md) — Creature — Zombie Soldier
6. [Enthralling Victor](/printing/enthralling-victor-plst.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragon's Maze (DGM) #39
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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