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
- $0.14
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.)
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
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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