---
name: "Brave the Elements"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "4"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Goran Josic"
oracle_id: "9d73a51a-1c8e-40cd-8124-aeff406a0884"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brave-the-elements-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brave the Elements
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose a color. White creatures you control gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

> *"Credimi, le dita che hai perso non sono nulla in confronto ai tesori smarriti di Sejiri." —Zahr Gada, capo spedizione di Halimar*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stave Off](/printing/stave-off-m12.md) — Instant
2. [Reverent Mantra](/printing/reverent-mantra-sld.md) — Instant
3. [Akroma's Blessing](/printing/akromas-blessing-vma.md) — Instant
4. [Shelter](/printing/shelter-j21.md) — Instant
5. [Mother of Runes](/printing/mother-of-runes-ulg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Pale Wayfarer](/printing/pale-wayfarer-shm.md) — Creature — Spirit Giant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #4
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Goran Josic
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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