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Angelic Protector

Magic: The GatheringTempest#2

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

TempestTMP · #2

Card type: Creature — Angel
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.10 € · 0.22 $
Mana value: 4
Power: 2
Toughness: 2
Colour: White

Card text

Flying Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, this creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

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: DiTerlizzi
Card language: English
Release date: 1997-10-14

Flavour text

"My family sheltered in her light, the dark was content to wait." —Crovax

Rulings

2009-10-01

The ability triggers when Angelic Protector is chosen as a target for a spell or ability. The Protectors ability will be put on the stack above that spell or ability, and so resolve first.