Iona, Shield of Emeria
6Legendary Creature — Angel
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Flying As Iona enters, choose a color. Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
No more shall the righteous cower before evil.
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 2.00 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $6.49 | — |
| Cardmarket | €3.43 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €4.06 | — |
| TCGplayer | $3.98 | — |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€3.43CardTrader market
30 offers · from €4.06 · avg €7.61 · max €17.09
Near Mint: 23 · Slightly Played: 7
Rulings (2)
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).
10/01/2009Once 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.
10/01/2009Legality by format
| Brawl | Banned |
| Commander | Banned |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |