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Benevolent Ancestor

{2}{W}

Creature — Spirit

Ravnica: City of Guilds·rav #3·Common·2005·Art by Nick Percival
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Benevolent Ancestor
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Oracle Text

(This creature can't attack.)

{T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

Although the door is flimsy and the lock pathetically small, Josuri's family never fears the night outside.

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Set
Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV)
Number
#3
Rarity
Common
Artist
Nick Percival
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.04
USD Foil
$0.25
EUR
€0.04
EUR Foil
€0.45
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

11/17/2017·wotc

If the target would be dealt damage by multiple sources at once, that player or that permanent’s controller chooses one of those sources at the time damage would be dealt, and 1 of that damage from that source is prevented.

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