Magic: The Gathering · starter
Border Guard
Portal · #9 · common · 1997
Creature — Human Soldier
Listings
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Market reference
$0.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 9 / 257
- Release year
- 1997
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Kev Walker
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 1997-05-01
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{W}
Type: Creature — Human Soldier
""Join the army, see foreign countries!" they'd said."
P/T: 1/4
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.16 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Border Guard is real?
Border Guard is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Border Guard worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Border Guard is $0.16; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Border Guard from?
Border Guard is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Portal" in the starter series, released in 1997.
What rarity is Border Guard?
Border Guard is a common card in the Portal set.
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Other Border Guard printings
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