Test of Faith
Instant
DSTDarksteel#17uncommon
Those who survive the test bear a mark of power anyone can recognize.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1283
- Illustrator
- Vance Kovacs
- Found in
- Darksteel MTGO Redemption Foil · Darksteel Theme Deck Swarm and Slam · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
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
Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
Plays as:
Counter PlacerProtection Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 27m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Market
Δ 30D · Trend
Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.22
-4.3%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.23L $0.12$0.04
$0.01
$0.03+75% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.51
+18.6%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.72L $0.43$0.34
$0.08
$0.26+76% · normal spread
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Rulings
1 · latest Dec 1, 2004
- WotCDec 1, 2004
The +1/+1 counters are put onto the creature at the same time the damage is prevented. If a 1/1 creature would be dealt 6 damage, 3 damage is prevented and three +1/+1 counters are put on the creature. The creature ends up as a 4/4 creature with 3 damage marked on it.