Guardian of the Forgotten is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Vigilance Whenever a modified creature you control dies, manifest the top card of your library. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications. To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
How it works : Guardian of the Forgotten
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
To manifest a card, put it onto the battlefield face down. It becomes a 2/2 face-down creature card with no name, mana cost, or creature types. It's colorless and has a mana value of 0. Other effects that apply to the permanent can still grant it any characteristics it doesn't have or change the characteristics it does have.
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- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Any time you have priority, you may turn a manifested creature face up by revealing that it's a creature card (ignoring any copy effects or type-changing effects that might be applying to it) and paying its mana cost. This is a special action. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
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- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If a manifested creature would have morph or disguise if it were face up, you may also turn it face up by paying its morph cost or disguise cost.
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- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Unlike a face-down creature that was cast using a morph or disguise ability, a manifested creature may still be turned face up after it loses its abilities if it's a creature card.
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- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If a double-faced card is manifested, it will be put onto the battlefield face down. While face down, it can't transform. If the front face of the card is a creature card, you can turn it face up by paying its mana cost. If you do, its front face will be up.
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- #6· Wizards of the Coast
Because the permanent is on the battlefield both before and after it's turned face up, turning a permanent face up doesn't cause any enters-the-battlefield abilities to trigger.
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- #7· Wizards of the Coast
Because face-down creatures don't have a name, they can't have the same name as any other creature, even another face-down creature.
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- #8· Wizards of the Coast
A permanent that turns face up or face down changes characteristics but is otherwise the same permanent. Spells and abilities that were targeting that permanent and Auras and Equipment that were attached to that permanent aren't affected unless the new characteristics of the object change the legality of those targets or attachments.
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- #9· Wizards of the Coast
Turning a permanent face up or face down doesn't change whether that permanent is tapped or untapped.
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- #10· Wizards of the Coast
If a face-down permanent leaves the battlefield, you must reveal it. You must also reveal all face-down spells and permanents you control if you leave the game or the game end.
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- #11· Wizards of the Coast
You must ensure that your face-down spells and permanents can be easily differentiated from each other. You're not allowed to mix up the cards that represent them on the battlefield to confuse other players. The order in which they entered the battlefield should remain clear, as well as what ability caused them to be face down. (This includes morph, manifest, disguise, cloak, and a few other effects that turn cards face down.) Common methods for doing this include using markers or dice, or simply placing them in order on the battlefield.
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- #12· Wizards of the Coast
If something tries to turn a face-down instant or sorcery card on the battlefield face up, reveal that card to show all players it's an instant or sorcery card. The permanent remains on the battlefield face down. Abilities that trigger when a permanent turns face up won't trigger, because even though you revealed the card, it never turned face up.
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- #13· Wizards of the Coast
An Aura controlled by another player does not cause a creature you control to be modified.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #14· Wizards of the Coast
A creature with a counter on it is considered modified no matter what kind of counter it is or which player put it on that creature.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #15· Wizards of the Coast
A creature that is equipped is considered modified no matter who controls the Equipment that's attached to it.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Guardian of the Forgotten + Dissection Tools
- 1Activate Dissection Tools' equip ability by sacrificing the creature it is attached to, targeting another creature you control.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, causing you to manifest the top card of your library.
- 3Resolve the Dissection Tools trigger, attaching it to the targeted creature.
- 4Repeat.
Guardian of the Forgotten + Demonmail Hauberk
- 1Activate Demonmail Hauberk's equip ability by sacrificing the creature it is attached to, targeting another creature you control.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, causing you to manifest the top card of your library.
- 3Resolve the Demonmail Hauberk trigger, attaching it to the targeted creature.
- 4Repeat.
Gylwain, Casting Director + Guardian of the Forgotten + Altar of Dementia
- 1Activate Altar of Dementia by sacrificing another modified creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, manifesting the top card of your library.
- 3When the manifested card enters the battlefield, Gylwain triggers, creating a Role token attached to the manifested creature.
- 4Resolve the Altar of Dementia ability.
- 5Repeat.
Gylwain, Casting Director + Guardian of the Forgotten + Ashnod's Altar
- 1Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing another modified creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, manifesting the top card of your library.
- 3When the manifested card enters the battlefield, Gylwain triggers, creating a Role token attached to the manifested creature.
- 4Repeat.
Gylwain, Casting Director + Guardian of the Forgotten + Blasting Station
- 1Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing another modified creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, manifesting the top card of your library.
- 3When the manifested card enters the battlefield, Gylwain and Blasting Station trigger.
- 4Resolve the Gylwain trigger, creating a Role token attached to the manifested creature.
- 5Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
- 6Resolve the Blasting Station ability from step 1.
- 7Repeat.
Gylwain, Casting Director + Guardian of the Forgotten + Phyrexian Altar
- 1Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing another modified creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, manifesting the top card of your library.
- 3When the manifested card enters the battlefield, Gylwain triggers, creating a Role token attached to the manifested creature.
- 4Repeat.
Gylwain, Casting Director + Guardian of the Forgotten + Spawning Pit
- 1Activate Spawning Pit by sacrificing another modified creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, manifesting the top card of your library.
- 3When the manifested card enters the battlefield, Gylwain triggers, creating a Role token attached to the manifested creature.
- 4Resolve the Spawning Pit ability.
- 5Repeat.
Gylwain, Casting Director + Guardian of the Forgotten + Umbral Collar Zealot
- 1Activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing another modified creature.
- 2When the creature dies, Guardian of the Forgotten triggers, manifesting the top card of your library.
- 3When the manifested card enters the battlefield, Gylwain triggers, creating a Role token attached to the manifested creature.
- 4Resolve the Umbral Collar Zealot ability.
- 5Repeat.
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