---
name: "Commencement of Festivities"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "KLD-148"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "56ea8f6b-a765-44e7-bf0e-4d4a2405684b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/commencement-of-festivities-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Commencement of Festivities
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn.

> *Never before have there been so many brilliant minds and wondrous inventions in one place. Denizens from every corner of Kaladesh will flock to the once-in-a-lifetime Inventors' Fair.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Defend the Hearth](/printing/defend-the-hearth-ths.md) — Instant
2. [Holy Day](/printing/holy-day-9ed.md) — Instant
3. [Harmless Assault](/printing/harmless-assault-roe.md) — Instant
4. [Fog](/printing/fog-m13.md) — Instant
5. [Terrifying Presence](/printing/terrifying-presence-ddl.md) — Instant
6. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #KLD-148
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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