---
name: "Wardens of the Cycle"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Elf Warlock"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: ["Morbid"]
set: "FDN"
set_name: "Foundations"
collector_number: "125"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Caroline Gariba"
oracle_id: "fa7d09aa-2ebc-4571-81da-836cd80cf554"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wardens-of-the-cycle-fdn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wardens of the Cycle
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4
- **Keywords:** Morbid

## Oracle Text
Morbid — At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died this turn, choose one —
• You gain 2 life.
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.

> *"La ruota gira e ciò che giunge alla fine ricomincia da capo."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [A-Shessra, Death's Whisper](/printing/a-shessra-deaths-whisper-afr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Elf Warlock
2. [Shessra, Death's Whisper](/printing/shessra-deaths-whisper-afr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Elf Warlock
3. [Hollowhenge Scavenger](/printing/hollowhenge-scavenger-sis.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Twinblade Assassins](/printing/twinblade-assassins-m21.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin
5. [Essenceknit Scholar](/printing/essenceknit-scholar-sos.md) — Creature — Dryad Warlock
6. [Witch of the Moors](/printing/witch-of-the-moors-sld.md) — Creature — Human Warlock

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations (FDN) #125
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Caroline Gariba
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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