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Can be used even when there is no damage to prevent. It prevents the next damage (if any) from the source this turn.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #17
Circle of Protection: Red
4bb·#17·common·nonfoil·ES
Illus. Mark Tedin
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wishlisted
Apr 1995
31 yr ago
Value
$4.37+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $4.52 · low $4.12
NM$4.37
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$4.04–$4.61modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $4.37low $1.50range 191.3%n 49
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #19,943 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
{1}: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
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A source of damage is a permanent, a spell on the stack (including one that creates a permanent), or any object referred to by an object on the stack. A source doesn’t need to be capable of dealing damage to be a legal choice.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.37. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.50 and $4.37 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 4BB — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #17 of *Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border*, the set that shipped alongside the April 1995 Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border release.
Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #19,943 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.
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