Cover of Winter

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{2}{W}
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Oracle text

Snow Enchantment

Cumulative upkeep {S} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it. {S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)

If a creature would deal combat damage to you and/or one or more creatures you control, prevent X of that damage, where X is the number of age counters on this enchantment.

{S}: Put an age counter on this enchantment.

Ability breakdown
Abilities
Cumulative upkeep {S}
StaticIf a creature would deal combat damage to you and/or one or more creatures you control, prevent X of that damage, where X is the number of age counters on this enchantment.
Activated{S}: Put an age counter on this enchantment.
Rulings
  • WotCJul 15, 2006

    Cover of Winter's replacement effect prevents combat damage creatures would deal to you and to attacking or blocking creatures you control.

  • WotCJul 15, 2006

    If a creature has double strike, Cover of Winter prevents X of the combat damage it would deal during each combat damage step.

  • WotCJul 15, 2006

    If a creature's combat damage is assigned to multiple recipients (for example, if it has trample and is blocked by two creatures, and damage is assigned to each of those creatures and to you), you decide how to divide the prevention effect. You may prevent damage that would be dealt to the first creature, the second creature, and/or you, as long as the total amount of that creature's damage that would be prevented is X.

  • WotCJul 15, 2006

    If multiple creatures would deal combat damage to you and your creatures at the same time, this prevents X of the damage that would be dealt by each of them. This prevention is applied creature by creature. For example, if Cover of Winter has two age counters and you're being attacked by an unblocked 1/1 and an unblocked 4/4, this will prevent 2 of the combat damage that would be dealt by each one. All damage from the 1/1 is prevented and 2 damage from the 4/4 is prevented, meaning you're dealt 2 damage.

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AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Wayne Reynolds
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Card details
Artist
Wayne Reynolds
Frame
2003
Language
EN
Border
black
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