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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).
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #20
Iona, Shield of Emeria
mm2·#20·mythic·nonfoil
Illus. Jason Chan
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wishlisted
May '15
11 yr ago
Value
$13.88+$1 (+9.6%)
30 days high $13 · low $12
Volatility · moderate
TIX0.07 tixEUR€5.38USD$12.88
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Variants
Gameplay
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying
As Iona enters, choose a color.
Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
No more shall the righteous cower before evil.
7/7
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlbanned
pennylegal
PreDHbanned
Rulings · 2
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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
Last observed at $12.88, up from $11.75 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.07 and $12.88 across 39 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 14 hours ago at $12.88.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MM2 — 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.
This card belongs to *Modern Masters 2015* (released May 2015).
Card #20 in Modern Masters 2015.
Rarity tier: mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Angel. Color identity: white. 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 tracks 415 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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