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Tortoise Formation
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Shards of AlaraALA · #61
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.06 € · ★ 0.26 € · 0.12 $ · ★ 0.32 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Creatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- 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
- Mark Zug
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2008-10-03
Flavour text
At sea, the Jhessian fleet strikes swiftly and decisively. On land, facing the elite cavalry of Valeron, its marines must rely on more cautious strategies.