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◇ Catalog #40

Rune of Protection: Red

usg·#40·common·nonfoil

Illus. Scott M. Fischer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.20+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.21 · low $0.19

NM$0.20

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.18–$0.21modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.21low $0.18range 16.7%n 55

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,119 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.20

Gameplay

Enchantment

{W}: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

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

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.20. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.18 and $0.21 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #40 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga 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). Keyword abilities: Cycling.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,119 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Rarix catalogs 616 other cards credited to this artist.