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◇ Catalog #149

Guardian Scalelord

soc·#149·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Victor Adame Minguez

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Apr '26

3 mo ago

Value

$0.33+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.34 · low $0.31

NM$0.33

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.30–$0.35modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.76low $0.20range 280.0%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,858 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.33

Gameplay

Creature — Dragon

Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following abilities until end of turn.) Flying Whenever this creature attacks, return target nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is this creature's power.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 5

2023-04-14wotc

If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won't gain additional abilities.

2023-04-14wotc

Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.

2023-04-14wotc

If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.

2023-04-14

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.33. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.20 and $0.76 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOC — the lineup includes 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 #149 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander release.

Card type: Creature — Dragon, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {4}{W} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Backup.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,858 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Victor Adame Minguez. Rarix catalogs 676 other cards credited to this artist.