Protective Sphere
Invasion 26 • common
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
1 generic mana, Pay 1 life: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by a source of your choice that shares a color with the mana spent on this activation cost. (Colorless mana prevents no damage.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Protective Sphere was released in the 2000 Magic: The Gathering expansion set titled Invasion. As the first set in a block focused on the theme of multicolor cards, Invasion introduced mechanics centered on five-color identity and represented a major narrative shift toward a global war against the Phyrexians. The card was designed as a rare enchantment to provide players with a versatile, albeit mana-intensive, defensive tool capable of mitigating damage from specific color-aligned threats.
The artwork for this card was illustrated by Mike Dringenberg, a prominent artist best known for his influential work on The Sandman comic series. Dringenberg employed a surreal, ethereal aesthetic that captured the concept of a magical barrier. Upon its release, the card was generally viewed as a niche defensive option, prized more for its thematic resonance within the Invasion storyline than for widespread competitive dominance in the game's evolving tournament landscape.
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