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Gaea's Protector

{3}{G}

Creature — Elemental Warrior

DOMDominaria#162common
Foil

Fallen Phyrexians were transmuted into elementals by Gaea long ago, but Yavimaya's other inhabitants still regard them with unease.

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Grzegorz Rutkowski
Found in
Dominaria Theme Booster Green · Dominaria MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
This creature must be blocked if able.
4/2
Market · per finishspark updated 20m ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.08
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.10
$0.05 low-$0.03 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.04· across 3 printings

Rulings

3 · latest Apr 27, 2018 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 27, 2018

    If each creature the defending player controls can’t block for any reason (such as being tapped), then Gaea’s Protector isn’t blocked. If there’s a cost associated with blocking Gaea’s Protector, the defending player isn’t forced to pay that cost, so it doesn’t have to be blocked in that case either.

  • WotCApr 27, 2018

    Only one creature is required to block Gaea’s Protector. Other creatures may also block it, and are free to block other creatures or not block at all.

  • WotCApr 27, 2018

    The defending player, not you, chooses which creature blocks Gaea’s Protector.

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