Circle of Protection: Blue
Tempest 9 • common
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Harold McNeill
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
1 generic mana: The next time a blue source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Circle of Protection: Blue was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to introduce mechanics that emphasized tactical depth, and this card serves as a staple defensive enchantment. It belongs to a recurring series of color-hoser cards that allow players to pay mana to prevent damage from sources of a specific color, providing a strategic check against aggressive strategies in the game's evolving meta.
The illustration for this iteration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a legendary figure in the early history of the game. His design utilizes the iconic, high-contrast style that defined much of the aesthetic during Magic’s first decade. By focusing on symbolic imagery and stark composition, Rush sought to convey a sense of magical fortification, an approach that earned widespread recognition among players for its clarity and thematic consistency within the game's established lore.
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