---
name: "Hold at Bay"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "BNG"
set_name: "Born of the Gods"
collector_number: "18"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "a57b84e4-951c-4475-bb34-b68815858f87"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hold-at-bay-bng"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hold at Bay
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Prevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

> *La valentía de Daeron lo trajo a Odunos, pero la magia de Meletis lo devolvió a casa.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Withstand](/printing/withstand-gpt.md) — Instant
2. [Shieldmate's Blessing](/printing/shieldmates-blessing-zen.md) — Instant
3. [Endure](/printing/endure-eve.md) — Instant
4. [Pay No Heed](/printing/pay-no-heed-m14.md) — Instant
5. [Mending Hands](/printing/mending-hands-9ed.md) — Instant
6. [Soul Parry](/printing/soul-parry-ddo.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Born of the Gods (BNG) #18
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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