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Instant

M12Magic 2012#36common
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Mark Zug
Found in
2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings4EDHREC rank#15,632
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
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
Target creature gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Plays as:
Protection Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 43m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.18
$0.02 low$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Foil+5.4%
$0.98
$0.30 low$0.20 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 4 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

1 · latest Sep 22, 2011
  • WotCSep 22, 2011

    You choose the target as part of casting the spell. You choose what color the target gains protection from when the spell resolves.

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