Printings
Iona, Shield of Emeria
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Angel
Mana Cost: 6
CMC: 9
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Modern Masters 2015 (MM2)
Rarity: Mythic
Collector Number: 20
Oracle Text
Flying As Iona enters, choose a color. Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
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Card Rulings
- October 1, 2009
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).
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
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.
Source: wotc
Price History
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