Story Circle
Ninth Edition 48★ • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 48★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
As this enchantment enters, choose a color.
white mana: The next time a source of your choice of the chosen color would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Story Circle was originally introduced in the Mercadian Masques expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 1999, designed to provide players with a versatile defensive tool that could mitigate color-specific damage. Its mechanics reflect the game's focus on strategic color-wheel interactions, allowing the caster to name a color and gain protection from its sources at a repeatable cost. The illustration by Christopher Rush captures the mystical, communal essence of the card's theme, utilizing a rich, painterly style that became iconic for the era of Magic artwork.
The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, served as a core set staple that brought the card to a broader audience during a transitional period for the game's visual design. By this time, Story Circle was well-regarded among players for its efficiency in Limited and constructed formats, particularly as a sideboard option against aggressive mono-colored decks. Its inclusion in the core set solidified its status as a foundational piece of the white color identity, appreciated for its simple yet high-impact utility.
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