Terrifying Presence
Instant
AVRAvacyn Restored#196common
Foil
Elmut had slaughtered vampires, slain werewolves, and destroyed hordes of zombies. Sadly, he never got over his fear of spiders.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 859
- Illustrator
- Jaime Jones
- Found in
- Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption · Avacyn Restored MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by creatures other than target creature this turn.
Plays as: Fog · Protection Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 2h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.17
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Foil+1.1%
$0.94
$0.35 low-$0.15 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.17as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.27L $0.07since Feb 2024$0.05
$0.01
$0.04+80% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.94as of 2026-07-12
+1.1%
H $0.98L $0.45since Feb 2024$0.35
$0.50
-$0.15-43% · buylist > ask
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Cheapest playable copy$0.17· across 2 printings
Rulings
1 · latest May 1, 2012 · one tap opens all
- WotCMay 1, 2012
Although Terrifying Presence doesn’t affect the target creature, if that creature is an illegal target when Terrifying Presence tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be prevented.