wotc
If multiple prevention and/or replacement effects are trying to apply to the same damage, the player who would be dealt damage chooses the order in which to apply them.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #193
Deflecting Palm
soa·#193·rare·showcase·JA
Illus. Ryohei Shimazaki
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Apr '26
3 mo ago
Value
$25.11+$1 (+4.2%)
30 days high $26 · low $24
NM$25.1
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$23–$27modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $26low $6.48range 295.7%n 50
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #1,185 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.
「歴史の学徒は誰しもが過去から学ぶ力を持つ。偉大な者たちはそれを自らの利益のために用いる。」
――ロアホールドの学部長、プラーグ
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Deflecting Palm doesn't target any permanent or player. You choose a source of damage as Deflecting Palm resolves.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $25.11. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $6.48 and $25.64 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #193 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.
Card type: Instant, color identity red/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {R}{W} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #1,185 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Ryohei Shimazaki. Rarix catalogs 6 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ryohei Shimazaki
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