Safeguard
Tempest 39 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 39
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
2 generic mana white mana: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target creature this turn.
"I'm amused by wasted effort when it's not my own."— Hanna, *Weatherlight* navigator
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Safeguard was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was notable for completing the Rath Cycle, a major narrative arc within the game's lore. The card was designed as a common white enchantment, intended to provide players with a defensive utility mechanism that reflected the themes of protection and stabilization central to the set's mechanical identity.
The artwork for Safeguard was created by illustrator Randy Elliott, who contributed several pieces to the era. His depiction focuses on a literal representation of a magical defensive barrier, aligning with the art direction of the period which sought to ground high-fantasy concepts in a distinct, textured aesthetic. While the card is often cited by players for its functional limitations, it remains a recognized example of the game’s transition toward more complex enchantment interactions during the late nineties.
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About Safeguard
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