Magic: The Gathering

Rune of Protection: Green

Urza's Saga 38 • common

Set: Urza's Saga
Collector number: 38
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana white mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: White
Artist: Scott M. Fischer
Market price: $0.12

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Market

What it's worth

$0.12market price via TCGplayer · Aug 21, 2026$0.12 – $0.15 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This common card from the Urza’s Saga set reflects a long history of expansion-specific mechanics designed to introduce protective utility to the game. Its inclusion in this series marks it as a piece of an expansive era in card design that collectors often seek to preserve for its role in shaping early strategic play.

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Card face

What it does

white mana: The next time a green source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

Cycling 2 generic mana (2 generic mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering, the Rune of Protection: Green was designed as part of a cycle of enchantments intended to offer players specific defensive color hosers. This set marked a significant shift in the game's mechanics, introducing enchantments that could be cycled to provide tactical flexibility when the card's primary protection effect was not relevant to the current board state.

The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and iconic illustrators in the game's early history. His approach for this piece emphasizes a classic, high-fantasy aesthetic consistent with the Urza cycle's lore, which focused on the complex interplay between ancient artifacts and the various colors of mana. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard utility piece, prized more for its strategic function in sideboard play than for its visual complexity.

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About

About Rune of Protection: Green

Rune of Protection: Green is a card in the Magic: The Gathering catalog on collecto.rs. Urza's Saga 38 • common. Catalog data is sourced from Scryfall. Collectors on collecto.rs track this card publicly, with photos, condition and acquisition notes.

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