
Guardian of the Ages
{7}Artifact Creature — Golem7/7
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Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, if this creature has defender, it loses defender and gains trample.
Keyword reminders
Defender. This creature can't attack. · CR 702.3
Official rulings
- Once Guardian of the Ages has lost defender, its triggered ability will no longer trigger when a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control (unless it has somehow gained defender again). (2013-07-01)
- The effect of Guardian of the Ages’s triggered ability doesn’t wear off as the turn ends. Losing defender and gaining trample last indefinitely. (2013-07-01)
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