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"Find me cards equivalent to: Guardian Archon"

Equivalent cards to Guardian Archon (White, similar abilities: secret choice, protection):
1. Eight-and-a-Half-Tails

Reason: It grants protection to permanents (though not secret choice).
2. Mother of Runes

Reason: Gives protection from chosen color (target permanent only).
3. Giver of Runes

Reason: Similar, can give protection from any color.

Guardian Archon is unique in its secret choice mechanic, but the above cards provide similar in-game protection functionality in White.

Found Cards

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Eight-and-a-Half-Tails

Giver of Runes

Guardian Archon

Mother of Runes

Eight-and-a-Half-Tails #8 Legendary Creature — Fox Cleric

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Info

Color:
Identifies:
Cost:
Rarity: Rare
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Fox
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A permanent spell that becomes white this way will enter the battlefield and continue to be white until end of turn.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 1.49 USD / 44.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 44.99 USD 1.3 USD
    Cardmarket / 15.79 EUR 0.64 EUR
    Manapool / 23.12 USD 0.73 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Target permanent you control gains protection from white until end of turn. : Target spell or permanent becomes white until end of turn.

    Giver of Runes #1463★ aka. Steppe-Mom Creature — Kor Cleric

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/2
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Kor
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • A permanent gaining protection may cause a spell or ability on the stack to have an illegal target. As a spell or ability tries to resolve, if all its targets are illegal, that spell or ability doesn't resolve. None of its effects happen, including effects unrelated to the target. If at least one target is still legal, the spell or ability does as much as it can to the remaining legal targets, and its other effects still happen.
  • Protection from a color means that the target creature can't be blocked by creatures of that color, can't be the target of spells of that color or abilities from sources of that color, can't be enchanted or equipped by Auras or Equipment of that color, and all damage that sources of that color would deal to it is prevented. Nothing other than these events is prevented or illegal.
  • Similarly, protection from colorless means that the target creature can't be blocked by colorless creatures, can't be the target of colorless spells or abilities of colorless sources, can't be enchanted or equipped by colorless Auras or Equipment, and all damage that colorless sources would deal to it is prevented.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 23.04 USD
    Tcgplayer 17.31 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Another target creature you control gains protection from colorless or from the color of your choice until end of turn.

    Guardian Archon #17 Creature — Archon

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
    Power/Toughness: 5/5
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Archon
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Abilities/Keywords

    Flying

    Rules

  • If Guardian Archon leaves the battlefield and returns, it’s considered a new object. You may choose a new opponent and you may activate its last ability again.
  • If you control more than one Guardian Archon, you may choose a different opponent for each one. Be careful to keep track of which opponent is chosen for each Guardian Archon.
  • If you didn’t choose an opponent as Guardian Archon entered the battlefield, you can’t pay the cost to activate the last ability. This will usually happen because you gained control of another player’s Guardian Archon or because a creature already on the battlefield became a copy of Guardian Archon.
  • In a two-player game, the chosen player won’t be much of a secret.
  • Protection from a player means all of the following: (1) Neither you nor the target permanent can be the target of spells or abilities controlled by the chosen player. (2) Neither you nor the target permanent can be enchanted or equipped by any Auras or Equipment controlled by the chosen players. (Okay, Fortifications too, if the target permanent is a land.) (3) If the target permanent is a creature, it can’t be blocked by creatures controlled by the chosen player. (4) All damage that would be dealt to you or the target permanent by sources controlled by the chosen player is prevented. The same is true for sources owned by the chosen player that don’t have controllers.
  • There are several ways to secretly choose an opponent. Perhaps the most popular way is to write the chosen player’s name on a piece of paper that is kept with Guardian Archon.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 0.49 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.23 USD
    Cardmarket 0.15 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Flying As this creature enters, secretly choose an opponent. Reveal the player you chose: You and target permanent you control each gain protection from the chosen player until end of turn. Activate only once.

    Mother of Runes #1 aka. Mom Creature — Human Cleric

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    Info

    Color:
    Identifies:
    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: 1/1
    Types:
  • Creature
    • SubTypes:
  • Human
  • Cleric
    • Languages:
    Layout:
    Normal
    Rank:
    Saltiness:

    Rules

  • No entries

    • Prices

    Seller Price

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.