---
name: "Benevolent Unicorn"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Unicorn"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David A. Cherry"
oracle_id: "b437c963-def5-40d6-b567-ae9f1d2a0fa5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/benevolent-unicorn-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Benevolent Unicorn
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Unicorn
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
If a spell would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage minus 1 to that permanent or player instead.

> *The best use for a unicorn's horn is to adorn a unicorn.
—Femeref adage*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blessed Sanctuary](/printing/blessed-sanctuary-j22.md) — Enchantment
2. [Ghosts of the Innocent](/printing/ghosts-of-the-innocent-rav.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Inspiring Unicorn](/printing/inspiring-unicorn-jmp.md) — Creature — Unicorn
4. [Zebra Unicorn](/printing/zebra-unicorn-plst.md) — Creature — Unicorn
5. [Divine Presence](/printing/divine-presence-inv.md) — Enchantment
6. [Daybreak Charger](/printing/daybreak-charger-j22.md) — Creature — Unicorn

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #4
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David A. Cherry
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`