Card Guard
Effect Monster
Card Guard is a Effect Monster (DARK/Fiend, Level 4) with 1600 ATK / 500 DEF. First printed in Ancient Prophecy (2009).
- Type
- Effect Monster
- Attribute
- DARK
- Monster type
- Fiend
- Level
- 4
- ATK / DEF
- 1600 / 500
- Banlist
- Unlimited in the TCG, OCG, and Master Duel
- TCG release
- 2009-09-01
- Printings
- 9
Card text
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: Place 1 Guard Counter on it. This card gains 300 ATK for each Guard Counter on it. Once per turn: You can target 1 other face-up card you control; remove 1 Guard Counter from this card, and if you do, place 1 Guard Counter on that target (if that card would ever be destroyed, remove 1 Guard Counter from it instead).
Approximate value
≈$0.09
A rough figure from recent listings (updated 2026-06-09), not a market value or official price. It varies a lot with printing, condition, edition, rarity, and grading. Check current listings below before buying or selling.
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Printings & rarities
All printings →| Set | Set code | Rarity | Release | Price* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Prophecy | ANPR-EN085 | Secret Rare | 2009-09-01 | $0.09 |
| Gates of the Underworld Structure Deck | SDGU-EN021 | Common | 2011-10-13 | $1.25 |
| Battle Pack: Epic Dawn | BP01-EN162 | Common | 2012-05-24 | $0.09 |
| Battle Pack: Epic Dawn | BP01-EN162 | Starfoil Rare | 2012-05-24 | $0.09 |
| Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants | BP02-EN082 | Common | 2013-06-28 | $0.09 |
| Battle Pack 2: War of the Giants | BP02-EN082 | Mosaic Rare | 2013-06-28 | $0.09 |
| Battle Pack 3: Monster League | BP03-EN065 | Rare | 2014-07-31 | $0.09 |
| Battle Pack 3: Monster League | BP03-EN065 | Shatterfoil Rare | 2014-07-31 | $0.09 |
| Egyptian God Deck: Slifer the Sky Dragon | EGS1-EN011 | Common | 2021-06-17 | $1.01 |
*Approximate, from recent marketplace listings, not market values.
Card Guard in other languages
| Japanese | カードガード |
| Korean | 카드 가드 |
| Chinese | 卡片守卫 |
| German | Kartenwache |
| French | Garde des Cartes |
| Italian | Guardia della Carta |
| Spanish | Vigilante de las Cartas |
| Portuguese | Vigia Card |