---
name: "Ihsan's Shade"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Shade Knight"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Protection"]
set: "HML"
set_name: "Homelands"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Christopher Rush"
oracle_id: "5eb29367-4ec3-4bd2-887e-13eeeecae8fa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ihsans-shade-hml"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ihsan's Shade
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Shade Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from white

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Homelands (HML) #53
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Christopher Rush
- **Total Printings:** 15 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: `legal`