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Warden of the Grove

{2}{G}

Creature — Hydra

TDMTarkir: Dragonstorm#166rare
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 933
Illustrator
Alexander Ostrowski
Found in
Tarkir Dragonstorm MTGO Redemption · Tarkir Dragonstorm Prerelease Booster Abzan · 2 more
Printings4CombosIn 26
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
AlchemyLegal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, it endures X, where X is the number of counters on this creature. (Put X +1/+1 counters on the creature that entered or create an X/X white Spirit creature token.)
2/2

Plays as: Counter Placer · Creature Token Maker

Market · per finishspark updated 17h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$2.24
$1.00 low$0.25 gap
Foil-4.6%
$3.56
$1.16 low-$0.07 gap
Cheapest playable copy$1.69· across 4 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 4, 2025 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    If a noncreature permanent is instructed to endure, the effect is the same. You can put +1/+1 counters on that permanent or create a Spirit token.

  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    If you can’t put +1/+1 counters on the creature for any reason as an endure ability resolves (for example, if the creature is no longer on the battlefield), you’ll just create a Spirit token.

  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    The value of X is determined as the last ability resolves. If Warden of the Grove is no longer on the battlefield at that time, the number of counters on it as it last existed on the battlefield is used to determine how many +1/+1 counters to put on the creature that endured or the power and toughness of the Spirit token created.

  • WotCApr 4, 2025

    You choose whether to put +1/+1 counters on the creature or create a Spirit token as the ability that includes the endure instruction is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose and the time that counters are added or tokens are created.