Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Opal Guardian
Time Spiral · #30 · rare · 2006
Enchantment
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Market reference
$0.23
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 30 / 301
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Christopher Rush
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2006-10-06
About this card
Mana cost: {W}{W}{W}
Type: Enchantment
When an opponent casts a creature spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, this enchantment becomes a 3/4 Gargoyle creature with flying and protection from red.
"It was a moment in time, cast in stone—a moment whose time had come again."
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) | $0.23 |
| USD (foil) | $0.48 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.23 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.44 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Opal Guardian is real?
Opal Guardian 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 Opal Guardian worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Opal Guardian is $0.23; 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 Opal Guardian from?
Opal Guardian is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Time Spiral" in the expansion series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Opal Guardian?
Opal Guardian is a rare card in the Time Spiral set.
