Guardian of the Forgotten: Vigilant Elephant Power
Guardian of the Forgotten is a sturdy 4/4 Elephant Warrior that brings vigilance to your board. From Modern Horizons 3, it rewards you for maintaining modified permanents, offering a steady presence with vigilance so it can attack and defend without tapping. When a modified creature you control dies, you manifest the top card of your library, adding new options as the game shifts in your favor.
That manifested card enters the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and can be turned face up later for its mana cost if it’s a creature card. This creates a dynamic flow of value from your Equipment and Auras, turning removal into opportunity and keeping pressure on the board. The foil near mint copy captures the art and the tactile shimmer, making Guardian of the Forgotten a reliable anchor in a deck built around modification strategies.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {3}{W}
- Card Type – Creature
- Subtypes – Elephant Warrior
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Vigilance. Whenever a modified creature you control dies, manifest the top card of your library. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications. To manifest a card, put the top card of your library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it’s a creature card.)
- Power / Toughness – 4/4
- Loyalty – —
