Watcher of the Wayside is a common Artifact Creature — Golem from TDM (TDM) costing {3}. Current price: $0.04 USD. Legal in Modern. Legal in Commander. Legal in Standard.
Watcher of the Wayside
Artifact Creature — Golem
Card Text
When this creature enters, target player mills two cards. You gain 2 life. (To mill two cards, a player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.)
Against dragonlords, khans, and Ugin himself, the golem survived. Original purpose forgotten, it awaits orders that will never come, from a world that has moved on without it.
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TDM
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Watcher of the Wayside is a Artifact Creature — Golem card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "When this creature enters, target player mills two cards. You gain 2 life. (To mill two cards, a player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.)"
Watcher of the Wayside has a mana cost of {3}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It is a colorless card and can be cast with any color of mana.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Watcher of the Wayside's mana cost of {3} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Watcher of the Wayside has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Watcher of the Wayside's current oracle text is: "When this creature enters, target player mills two cards. You gain 2 life. (To mill two cards, a player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.)"
The current market price for Watcher of the Wayside is approximately $0.04 USD on TCGPlayer.
A foil copy costs approximately $0.1 USD.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.04 EUR.
You can purchase Watcher of the Wayside from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Watcher of the Wayside normal: $0.04 | foil: $0.1
Watcher of the Wayside is Legal in Standard format.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Watcher of the Wayside is Legal in Modern format.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Watcher of the Wayside is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Watcher of the Wayside is Legal in Pioneer format.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Watcher of the Wayside is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Watcher of the Wayside is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Watcher of the Wayside is Legal in Pauper format.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Watcher of the Wayside is from TDM (TDM), with collector number 249.
Watcher of the Wayside may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Watcher of the Wayside is a common card in TDM.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Watcher of the Wayside was illustrated by Brian Valeza.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Watcher of the Wayside is a 3/2 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (2) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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