Sheltering Prayers
Prophecy 22 • rare
- Set
- Prophecy
- Collector number
- 22
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Nelson DeCastro
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Basic lands each player controls have shroud as long as that player controls three or fewer lands. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)
"It matters not if the gods hear my prayers. Jamuraa does."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sheltering Prayers was released in 1999 as part of the Prophecy expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed around a theme of world-altering events and cycles, and it was notable for its experimental mechanics and the inclusion of cards that explored the relationship between players and their resource pools. Within the game's lore, the card represents the desperate pleas of a population facing the environmental collapse of the plane of Mercadia.
The card features artwork by artist Donato Giancola, who was tasked with conveying a sense of divine protection amidst thematic turmoil. Giancola utilized a classical, painterly style that emphasizes light and spiritual comfort, a visual departure from the darker, more aggressive imagery often found in the set. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if niche, defensive tool, praised by collectors for the serene and detailed quality of its illustration.
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About Sheltering Prayers
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