wotc
You can make X be larger than the amount of damage, but you only get one counter for each actual point of damage prevented.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #20
Temper
sth·#20·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Matthew D. Wilson
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Mar 1998
28 yr ago
Value
$0.16$0 (-5.9%)
30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.12USD$0.16TIX0.09 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #28,648 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
"I don't need a plan, just a goal. The rest will follow on its own."
—Gerrard
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
The +1/+1 counters do show up at the same time as any unprevented damage, which means they are there before you check for lethal damage.
Context
Last observed at $0.16, down from $0.17 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.07 and $0.18 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 16 hours ago at $0.16.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from STH — 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.
This card belongs to *Stronghold* (released March 1998).
Card #20 in Stronghold.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: white. Mana cost: {X}{1}{W} (2 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Predh, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #28,648 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Matthew D. Wilson.
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