Inkshield
Inkshield: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 316
- Artist
- Jarel Threat
- Commander rank
- 805 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Inkshield
Inkshield is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white and black instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 316 in that set, with art by Jarel Threat. It costs {3}{W}{B} (three generic, one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Commander 2021 (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.56 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
Silverquill's elite know how to offer a scathing rebuttal without uttering a word.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.56 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Inkshield by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Inkshield
Inkshield has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander (DSC) #221 | Rare | 2024 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1694 | Rare | 2024 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90180 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #398 | Rare | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #71 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Inkshield.
- If multiple damage prevention effects would apply to combat damage that would be dealt to you, you get to choose the order the prevention effects are applied in.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a white and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Inkshield is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.