Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison

As of Aug 5, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison is $1.91 (PRIX #179s, Prerelease, Foil), and the most expensive is $2.76 (RIX #179, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $2.00, up 9.3% over 7 days, up 41.8% over 30 days, up 26.6% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $2.00 (2026).

Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison has 2 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.

PRIX #179s Prerelease Foil

$1.91

CK $3.99 / $1.80 6%

MP $2.01 8 avail

RIX #179

$2.00

CK $2.79 / $0.70 65%

MP $0.67 116 avail

RIX #179 Foil

$2.76 +38%

CK $5.99 / $3.00 -9%

MP $2.78 11 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $3.00 cash for RIX #179 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 50% (wide).

• Jan 19, 2018 If Golden Guardian leaves the battlefield before its activated ability has resolved, it won't be returned to the battlefield when the ability resolves.
• Jan 19, 2018 If the target of Golden Guardian's activated ability isn't a legal target as that ability resolves, or if Golden Guardian has left the battlefield, neither creature will deal or be dealt damage.
• Jan 19, 2018 Once Golden Guardian's activated ability has resolved, it will return to the battlefield transformed if it dies for any reason in that turn.

Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison has been reprinted 3 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
PRIX #179s	2018-01-19	Rare	Prerelease
RIX #179	2018-01-19	Rare	Standard
RIX #179	2018-01-19	Rare	Standard

Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison is the #7,379 most-played card on EDHREC, down 45 places over the last 30 days.