---
name: "Circle of Protection: Shadow"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Harold McNeill"
oracle_id: "07c42f46-800e-4d2a-b844-c125ab93190d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/circle-of-protection-shadow-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Circle of Protection: Shadow
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{1}: The next time a creature of your choice with shadow would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shadowbane](/printing/shadowbane-mir.md) — Instant
2. [Circle of Protection: Black](/printing/circle-of-protection-black-2ed.md) — Enchantment
3. [Circle of Protection: White](/printing/circle-of-protection-white-8ed.md) — Enchantment
4. [Silhouette](/printing/silhouette-leg.md) — Instant
5. [Circle of Protection: Blue](/printing/circle-of-protection-blue-tmp.md) — Enchantment
6. [Shield of the Ages](/printing/shield-of-the-ages-ice.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #12
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Harold McNeill
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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