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Shadowbane {1}{W}

Instant

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler

The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you and/or creatures you control this turn, prevent that damage. If damage from a black source is prevented this way, you gain that much life.

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Mirage

English · 1996-10-08

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Mirage (released 1996-10-08), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 0fbe8fa5-5ca8-43ce-863e-61802126e485
Oracle ID: 9e9ec33b-b923-40e5-81a8-e1e78df63ec7
TCGplayer ID: 5225

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