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Hold at Bay

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BNGBorn of the Gods#18common

It was Daeron's bravery that brought him to Odunos. But it was the magic of Meletis that brought him home.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 2 per booster–1 in 444
Illustrator
Nils Hamm
Found in
Born of the Gods Intro Pack Forged in Battle · Born of the Gods Intro Pack Gifts of the Gods · 4 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#26,790
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
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
Prevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
Plays as:
Protection Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 27m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.07
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+5.9%
$0.36
$0.06 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.07· across 1 printing· you're viewing it
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