---
name: "Center Soul"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Rebound"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "686b44ec-3446-4e1f-a15f-9d8557db6d70"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/center-soul-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Center Soul
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Rebound

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Emerge Unscathed](/printing/emerge-unscathed-roe.md) — Instant
2. [Stave Off](/printing/stave-off-m12.md) — Instant
3. [Shelter](/printing/shelter-j21.md) — Instant
4. [Reverent Mantra](/printing/reverent-mantra-sld.md) — Instant
5. [Mother of Runes](/printing/mother-of-runes-ulg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Midvast Protector](/printing/midvast-protector-avr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #8
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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