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Curtain of Light

{1}{W}

Instant

SOKSaviors of Kamigawa#6common

"Paint gold upon the wind, Shape the wind into a shield, And vanish behind the brightness." —Snow-Fur, kitsune poet

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 350
Illustrator
Chippy
Found in
Saviors of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption Foil · Saviors of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#21,965
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
Cast this spell only during combat after blockers are declared. Target unblocked attacking creature becomes blocked. (This spell works on creatures that can't be blocked.) Draw a card.
Market · per finishspark updated 44m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.12
$0.02 low$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Foil+4.9%
$1.07
$0.49 low$0.39 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.12· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Sep 20, 2013
  • WotCSep 20, 2013

    If a turn has multiple combat phases, this spell can be cast during any of them as long as it’s after the beginning of that phase’s Declare Blockers Step.

  • WotCJun 1, 2005

    An attacking unblocked creature exists from the time the defending player chooses not to block that creature until the combat phase ends. Curtain of Light doesn’t have any legal targets outside of the combat phase.

  • WotCJun 1, 2005

    Curtain of Light does trigger bushido abilities.

  • WotCJun 1, 2005

    Curtain of Light isn’t particularly effective against creatures with trample. Since the creature with trample has no blocker to assign damage to, all the damage will be assigned to the defending player.