Sheltering Light
Sheltering Light: Instant, Ixalan. Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Scry 1. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Ixalan (XLN)
- Released
- 2017-09-29
- Collector number
- 35
- Artist
- Gabor Szikszai
- Keywords
- Scry
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About Sheltering Light
Sheltering Light is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white instant from Ixalan (XLN), an expansion set released in September 2017. It is collector number 35 in that set, with art by Gabor Szikszai. It costs {W} (one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Ixalan is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.56 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Scry 1. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy the creature.)
Those who wield the power of the sun protect the Empire from darkness.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.56 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sheltering Light by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
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