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Shadowbane

Magic: The GatheringMirage#38

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Magic: The Gathering

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MirageMIR · #38

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.24 € · 0.21 $
Mana value: 2
Colour: White

Card text

The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you and/or creatures you control this turn, prevent that damage. If damage from a black source is prevented this way, you gain that much life.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
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: Douglas Shuler
Card language: English
Release date: 1996-10-08

Flavour text

Light creates shadow; light destroys shadow. Such is the transience of darkness.

Rulings

2008-08-01

This only prevents damage the chosen source would deal to you or a creature you control. If the creature would deal damage to another player, a planeswalker, or a creature you don’t control, it does not get prevented.