MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #23

Protection of the Hekma

akh·#23·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Ryan Alexander Lee

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wishlisted

Apr '17

9 yr ago

Value

$0.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.16 · low $0.14

NM$0.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.14–$0.16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.15low $0.04range 275.0%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #25,130 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.22

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

Enchantment

If a source an opponent controls would deal damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.

Part of the acolytes' training is to walk along the Hekma, staring out at the ravenous horrors kept at bay by the God-Pharaoh's barrier.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 2

2017-04-18wotc

If multiple sources would deal damage to you at once (for example, several attacking creatures), 1 damage from each of those sources is prevented.

2017-04-18wotc

Damage that would be dealt to creatures you control is unaffected.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.15 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from AKH — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #23 of *Amonkhet*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2017 Amonkhet release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4}{W} (5 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #25,130 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ryan Alexander Lee. Rarix catalogs 218 other cards credited to this artist.