MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #12

Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior

DIGITAL ONLY

me3·#12·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Qiao Dafu

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wishlisted

Sep '09

17 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #24,234 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.04

Nonfoil$0.04

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior

Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.) When Guan Yu is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may shuffle Guan Yu into your library.

3/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 3

2009-10-01wotc

If Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior is removed from the graveyard after the ability triggers but before it resolves, it won't get shuffled into your library.

2009-10-01wotc

Despite the similarities between horsemanship and flying, horsemanship doesn't interact with flying or reach.

2009-10-01wotc

If a replacement effect has Guan Yu move to a different zone instead of being put into the graveyard, the ability won't trigger at all.

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME3 — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #12 of *Masters Edition III*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2009 Masters Edition III release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Warrior, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{W}{W} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Horsemanship.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #24,234 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Qiao Dafu. Rarix catalogs 25 other cards credited to this artist.