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Rune of Protection: Black Urza's Saga MTG card
USG #36 · Art by Scott M. Fischer
USG set symbol, CommonUrza's Saga#36Common

Rune of Protection: Black

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Rune of Protection: Black Price Summary

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Rune of Protection: Black Printings & Prices

Rune of Protection: Black has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil finishes.

USG set symbol, CommonUSG #36
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Rune of Protection: Black Rules Text & Legality

Rune of Protection: Black

{W}: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Rune of Protection: Black is legal in Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Modern.

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Rune of Protection: Black Rulings

  • Oct 4, 2004

    A source of damage is a permanent, a spell on the stack (including one that creates a permanent), or any object referred to by an object on the stack. A source doesn't need to be capable of dealing damage to be a legal choice.

  • Oct 4, 2004

    Can be used even when there is no damage to prevent. It prevents the next damage (if any) from the source this turn.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Rune of Protection: Black has been reprinted 1 time.

  • Oct 12, 1998USG set symbol, CommonUrza's SagaUSG #36

Rune of Protection: Black in Commander

Rune of Protection: Black is the #24,360 most-played card on EDHREC, down 114 places over the last 30 days.

#24,360 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 114 in 30 days

Rune of Protection: Black FAQ

How much is Rune of Protection: Black worth?

Rune of Protection: Black is worth about $0.27 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is Rune of Protection: Black legal in Commander?

Yes. Rune of Protection: Black is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Legacy and Pauper.

Has Rune of Protection: Black been reprinted?

Yes. Rune of Protection: Black has been reprinted 1 time, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Rune of Protection: Black cheap?

Rune of Protection: Black trades at about $0.27; 1 reprint keeps supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#24,360 on EDHREC).