Deflecting Palm
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical ArchiveSOA · #128
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.60 € · 2.24 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- White Red
Card text
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.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Ryohei Shimazaki
- Card language
- Japanese
- Release date
- 2026-04-24
Flavour text
「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
Rulings
Deflecting Palm doesn't target any permanent or player. You choose a source of damage as Deflecting Palm resolves.
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.
