---
name: "Spiritual Guardian"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "POR"
set_name: "Portal"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "d03860b4-c663-4230-9200-6b89fa849ae7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spiritual-guardian-por"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spiritual Guardian
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, you gain 4 life.

> *Hope is born within.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Warden](/printing/soul-warden-wc98.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Staunch Defenders](/printing/staunch-defenders-6ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Teroh's Faithful](/printing/terohs-faithful-tor.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Ageless Guardian](/printing/ageless-guardian-stx.md) — Creature — Spirit Soldier
5. [Cathedral Sanctifier](/printing/cathedral-sanctifier-avr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Tireless Missionaries](/printing/tireless-missionaries-m15.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal (POR) #27
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **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`