Circle of Protection: Red
Tempest 11 • common
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 11
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Harold McNeill
- Market price
- $0.35
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 released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was designed to introduce new mechanics and shift the competitive environment, marking a departure from the high-power levels of the preceding Mirage block. The card belongs to a long-running cycle of enchantments that offer players defense against specific color-aligned threats, serving as a tactical sideboard option to neutralize aggressive red-deck strategies.
The artwork for this particular iteration was illustrated by Brian Snoddy, whose work on Tempest helped define the set's gritty, high-fantasy aesthetic. Snoddy’s design emphasizes the functional, protective nature of the enchantment through a stark, focused visual style that conveys magical fortification. The card was well-received by players at the time for its utility in structured play, providing a reliable, albeit niche, mechanism for controlling the game state in prolonged matches.
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