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Pay No Heed

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Instant

M14Magic 2014#27common

"Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety." —William Shakespeare, *King Henry IV, Part I*

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Adam Rex
Found in
2014 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2014 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 7 more
Printings3EDHREC rank#20,993
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
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

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.
Plays as:
Protection Spell
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+25.0%
$0.10
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$0.33
$0.20 low$0.12 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 3 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

2 · latest Jul 1, 2013
  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    If the chosen source is a permanent spell, damage dealt later in the turn by the permanent it becomes will also be prevented.

  • WotCJul 1, 2013

    Pay No Heed doesn’t target anything. You can choose a source with hexproof, for example. You choose the damage source as Pay No Heed resolves.