---
name: "Dawnstrider"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Dryad Spellshaper"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "237"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "rk post"
oracle_id: "d2783a37-b6de-4184-b094-e1a23f185a94"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dawnstrider-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dawnstrider
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Dryad Spellshaper
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{G}, {T}, Discard a card: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

> *Morning's mists can hide many things.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Druid's Deliverance](/printing/druids-deliverance-mm3.md) — Instant
2. [Everdawn Champion](/printing/everdawn-champion-gnt.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Defend the Hearth](/printing/defend-the-hearth-ths.md) — Instant
4. [Snag](/printing/snag-pcy.md) — Instant
5. [Restrain](/printing/restrain-inv.md) — Instant
6. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #237
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** rk post
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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