Warden of the Inner Sky (Extended Art) (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Near Mint

Skybound Warden

Warden of the Inner Sky is a white one drop that scales into a reliable midgame threat. The card rewards board development rather than early mana investment. As long as Warden of the Inner Sky has three or more counters on it, it has flying and vigilance, which turns a modest 1 2 body into a steady aerial blocker and attacker. The extended art shows the Warden commanding wind and winged scouts above jagged caverns which matches how the card functions in play.

The tap ability reads like an engine for incremental advantage. Tap three untapped artifacts and or creatures you control to put a +1/+1 counter on Warden of the Inner Sky and scry 1. Use it to convert board presence into a flying vigilance threat while smoothing draws. This card fits decks that plan to trade small creatures or run token synergies and benefits from counter doubling effects and anthem effects. In limited play it is a tempo pivot. In constructed it finds a home in artifact tribal and white aggro lists that want a late game aerial stabilizer.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost – {W}
• Card Type – Creature
• Subtypes – Human Soldier
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As long as Warden of the Inner Sky has three or more counters on it, it has flying and vigilance. Tap three untapped artifacts and/or creatures you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on Warden of the Inner Sky. Scry 1. Activate only as a sorcery.
• Power / Toughness – 1/2