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Uncle Istvan
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Fourth Edition4ED · #165
- Card type
- Creature — Human
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.36 € · 0.26 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Power
- 1
- Toughness
- 3
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by creatures.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- OldschoolLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- 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
- Daniel Gelon
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1995-04-01
Flavour text
Solitude drove the old hermit insane. Now he only keeps company with those he can catch.
Rulings
Works even on damage from activated abilities of creatures such as Prodigal Sorcerer.
