Progenitus

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Progenitus: Legendary Creature - Hydra Avatar, Foundations. Protection from everything. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{W}{W}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}{G}{G}
Mana value
10
Type
Legendary Creature - Hydra Avatar
Colour identity
White, blue, black, red and green (WUBRG)
Power / toughness
10/10
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Foundations (FDN)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
244
Artist
Jaime Jones
Commander rank
6,590 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Protection
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Progenitus

Progenitus is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white, blue, black, red and green legendary creature from Foundations (FDN), a core set released in November 2024. It is collector number 244 in that set, with art by Jaime Jones. It costs {W}{W}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}{G}{G} (two white, two blue, two black, two red and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 10. It is a 10/10 creature. Its colour identity is white, blue, black, red and green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Conflux (2009) to Foundations (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.86 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).

Card text

Protection from everything

If Progenitus would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal Progenitus and shuffle it into its owner's library instead.

The Soul of the World has returned.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.86 (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 Progenitus by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Progenitus

Progenitus has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations (FDN) #431Mythic2024
Foundations (FDN) #441Mythic2024
Foundations Promos (PFDN) #244sMythic2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1163Mythic2023
The List (PLST) #CON-121Mythic2020
Grand Prix Promos (PGPX) #2017Mythic2017
Modern Masters (MMA) #182Mythic2013
From the Vault: Legends (V11) #9Mythic2011
Conflux (CON) #121Mythic2009

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Progenitus, newest first.

  • "Protection from everything" means the following: Progenitus can't be blocked, Progenitus can't be enchanted or equipped, Progenitus can't be the target of spells or abilities, and all damage that would be dealt to Progenitus is prevented.
  • Progenitus can still be affected by effects that don't target it or deal damage to it (such as Day of Judgment).

Similar cards

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