Iona, Shield of Emeria
Iona, Shield of Emeria: Legendary Creature - Angel, Mystery Booster 2. Flying. As Iona enters, choose a color. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {6}{W}{W}{W}
- Mana value
- 9
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Angel
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 7/7
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 12
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Keywords
- Flying
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Iona, Shield of Emeria
Iona, Shield of Emeria is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white legendary creature from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2), a Masters set released in August 2024. It is collector number 12 in that set, with art by Jason Chan. It costs {6}{W}{W}{W} (six generic and three white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 9. It is a 7/7 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It is banned in Commander, PreDH and Brawl. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Zendikar (2009) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Flying
As Iona enters, choose a color.
Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
No more shall the righteous cower before evil.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.29 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Iona, Shield of Emeria by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Banned |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Banned |
| Brawl | Banned |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Iona, Shield of Emeria
Iona, Shield of Emeria has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Anthology 4 (AA4) #3 | Mythic | 2025 |
| From the Vault: Angels (V15) #9 | Mythic | 2015 |
| Modern Masters 2015 (MM2) #20 | Mythic | 2015 |
| Zendikar (ZEN) #13 | Mythic | 2009 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Iona, Shield of Emeria, newest first.
- Iona's third ability includes permanent spells (artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and planeswalkers), not just instant and sorcery spells. It does not include lands or abilities (such as cycling or unearth).
- Once the color is chosen, it's too late for opponents to respond by casting spells of that color. Iona is not yet in the battlefield at the time the color is chosen, so, for example, there's no way for an opponent to destroy it by casting Doom Blade if the chosen color is black.
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