---
name: "Gods Willing"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "STA"
set_name: "Strixhaven Mystical Archive"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dominik Mayer"
oracle_id: "48e603a2-b965-4fbc-ad57-4388bce5ac8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gods-willing-sta"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gods Willing
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that color.)
Scry 1.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stave Off](/printing/stave-off-m12.md) — Instant
2. [Shelter](/printing/shelter-j21.md) — Instant
3. [Mother of Runes](/printing/mother-of-runes-ulg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Faith's Shield](/printing/faiths-shield-dka.md) — Instant
5. [Pale Wayfarer](/printing/pale-wayfarer-shm.md) — Creature — Spirit Giant
6. [Akroma's Blessing](/printing/akromas-blessing-vma.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #7
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dominik Mayer
- **Total Printings:** 49 across all historical editions

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