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Esper Battlemage

Shards of Alara (ALA)

{2}{U}

Artifact Creature — Human Wizard

{W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn. {B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal

EDHREC #31,190

Versions

1 printing · from $0.22

Shards of Alara
2008#40CheapestIn products
$0.22$0.25

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 1, 2008
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.