MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #3

Iona, Shield of Emeria

DIGITAL ONLY

aa4·#3·mythic·nonfoil

Illus. Jason Chan

View concept →

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Sep '25

11 mo ago

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Angel

Flying As Iona enters, choose a color. Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.

7/7

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlbanned

pennylegal

PreDHbanned

Rulings · 2

2009-10-01wotc

Iona's third ability includes permanent spells (artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and planeswalkers), not just instant and sorcery spells. It does not include lands or abilities (such as cycling or unearth).

2009-10-01wotc

Once the color is chosen, it's too late for opponents to respond by casting spells of that color. Iona is not yet in the battlefield at the time the color is chosen, so, for example, there's no way for an opponent to destroy it by casting Doom Blade if the chosen color is black.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AA4 — 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 #3 of *Arena Anthology 4*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2025 Arena Anthology 4 release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Angel, color identity white, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {6}{W}{W}{W} (9 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Historic. Banned in Commander and Brawl.

Illustrated by Jason Chan. Rarix catalogs 415 other cards credited to this artist.