Iona, Shield of Emeria
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SetZEN
Collector #13
Released2009-10-02
Raritymythic
ArtistJason Chan
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Iona, Shield of Emeria

MythicColour IDMV 9
Legendary Creature — Angel
Flying
As Iona enters, choose a color.
Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
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Keywords
Flying
Card capabilities
CreatureLegendary creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2015-05-22Newest 2025-09-23Cheapest priced $2.49 in MB2
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Oct 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.
wotc1 Oct 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).