---
name: "Giver of Runes"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Kor Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "HA7"
set_name: "Historic Anthology 7"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "4ec85850-f274-4c0c-9a03-0488267caa14"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/giver-of-runes-ha7"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Giver of Runes
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Kor Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{T}: Another target creature you control gains protection from colorless or from the color of your choice until end of turn.

> *She provides marks of protection to those she chooses as family.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mother of Runes](/printing/mother-of-runes-ulg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Samite Elder](/printing/samite-elder-pls.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Benevolent Bodyguard](/printing/benevolent-bodyguard-vma.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Empty-Shrine Kannushi](/printing/empty-shrine-kannushi-bok.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Midvast Protector](/printing/midvast-protector-avr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Stave Off](/printing/stave-off-m12.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Historic Anthology 7 (HA7) #2
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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