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◇ Catalog #3

Circle of Protection: Red

rqs·#3·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Tedin

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Jul 1996

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #19,943 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

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

2004-10-04wotc

Can be used even when there is no damage to prevent. It prevents the next damage (if any) from the source this turn.

2004-10-04wotc

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

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from RQS — 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 *Rivals Quick Start Set*, the set that shipped alongside the July 1996 Rivals Quick Start Set 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.