Protection Magic
Protection Magic: Instant, Final Fantasy Commander. Put a shield counter on each of up to three target creatures. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander (FIC)
- Released
- 2025-06-13
- Collector number
- 24
- Artist
- Mikio Masuda
- Commander rank
- 4,305 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Protection Magic
Protection Magic is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white instant from Final Fantasy Commander (FIC), a Commander product released in June 2025. It is collector number 24 in that set, with art by Mikio Masuda. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Final Fantasy Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Put a shield counter on each of up to three target creatures. (If a creature with a shield counter would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
"Armor of light, halt physical might!"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.47 (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 Protection Magic 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 Protection Magic
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #107 | Rare | 2025 |
Official rulings
Six official rulings apply to Protection Magic, newest first.
- If a permanent that would be dealt damage has more than one shield counter on it, that damage is prevented and only one shield counter is removed.
- Removing a shield counter when a permanent would be dealt damage or destroyed isn't the same as regenerating that permanent.
- Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
- If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
- "Shield" is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.
- A creature with a shield counter on it may still be destroyed by state-based actions if it has damage marked on it equal to its toughness or has been dealt unpreventable damage by a source with deathtouch.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Protection Magic is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.