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CardName: Grave Guardian Cost: {1}{W}{B} Type: Creature - Human Cleric Pow/Tgh: 2/3 Rules Text: Cards in graveyards lose all abilities and can't be the targets of spells or abilities. Flavour Text: They guard the tombs of emperors past, both to keep thieves out and, in some cases, to keep the emperors past _In_!. Set/Rarity: Aerikal Uncommon

Grave Guardian
{1}{w}{b}
 
 U 
Creature – Human Cleric
Cards in graveyards lose all abilities and can't be the targets of spells or abilities.
They guard the tombs of emperors past, both to keep thieves out and, in some cases, to keep the emperors past In!.
2/3
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Updated on 18 Feb 2016 by Camruth

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2010-12-31 05:15:34: Camruth edited Grave Guardian
on 01 Jan 2011 by DrugsForRobots:

Nice card but the wording seems iffy. How about:

Cards in player's graveyards can't be the targets of spells or abilities.

2011-01-01 06:13:52: DrugsForRobots commented on Grave Guardian
2011-01-01 06:13:52: DrugsForRobots commented on Grave Guardian
on 01 Jan 2011 by Camruth:

Yeah I was having trouble wording this correctly. Your suggestion doesn't work as it doesn't stop Unearth, Flashback & similar mechanics. Definately need to work on this one a bit more. Obviously, with the graveyard matters theme in the set, this is the hoser card.

2011-01-01 06:17:22: Camruth commented on Grave Guardian
2011-01-01 06:17:22: Camruth commented on Grave Guardian
on 03 Jan 2011 by Alex:

You could just phrase it as "If a card would leave a graveyard, instead it doesn't." That might have some problems, but Carrionette is the worst I can think of so far, and that's not much of a problem.

2011-01-03 12:58:44: Camruth edited Grave Guardian
on 03 Jan 2011 by Camruth:

Your comments are always useful, this reads much more cleanly now. Thanks heaps.

on 05 Jan 2011 by Alex:

I've been thinking and asking people if there's anything this is broken with. We're not quite sure whether Nefarious Lich would be "can't die" or "die immediately". Spellweaver Volute becomes quite a bit better. Overall though it's just an interesting combo and hoser card, and seems fine.

on 05 Jan 2011 by Camruth:

By my reading, Nefarious Lich would be Die as soon as you take damage, whilst with Spellweaver Volute I think it does indeed become better as it will stay attached to the original instant. Maybe I should bump this to rare???

2011-01-23 11:19:03: Camruth edited Grave Guardian
on 23 Jan 2011 by Camruth:

reverted it to making cards in graveyards untargetable to make it easier to understand.

on 23 Jan 2011 by Alex:

Aww. Oh well, this is fine too.

2011-01-24 00:42:03: Camruth edited Grave Guardian
on 24 Jan 2011 by Camruth:

reverted it as it just doesn't play as well.

on 24 Jan 2011 by Camruth:

Combined wording of Yixlid Jailer and Ground Seal so that this is clearer for players as to what it is that it does. (whilst still fulfilling its original role).

Hopefully this is finalized now.

2011-01-24 03:39:08: Camruth edited Grave Guardian

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