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Magic: The GatheringStronghold#20

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Magic: The Gathering

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StrongholdSTH · #20

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.10 € · 0.15 $
Mana value: 2
Colour: White

Card text

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.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Matthew D. Wilson
Card language: English
Release date: 1998-03-02

Flavour text

"I don't need a plan, just a goal. The rest will follow on its own." —Gerrard

Rulings

2004-10-04

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.

2004-10-04

You can make X be larger than the amount of damage, but you only get one counter for each actual point of damage prevented.