Circle of Protection: Red
Collectors' Edition 13 • common
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 13
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $3.50
What it does
1 generic mana: The next time a red 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: Red was originally printed in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to provide white mana decks with a tactical defense against red spells. The card functions as an enchantment that allows a player to pay one generic mana to prevent the next source of red damage dealt to them that turn, reflecting the thematic color pie's emphasis on protection and balance within the game's early mechanical framework.
The Collectors' Edition version of this card was released in late 1993 as part of a non-tournament-legal boxed set intended for collectors and enthusiasts. Featuring a distinctive gold-bordered back to differentiate it from standard play cards, it utilizes the iconic, austere artwork by Dan Frazier. Frazier’s illustrations for the original Alpha set are noted for their high-contrast, mystical aesthetic, which helped establish the visual language of the game during its formative period.
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