---
name: "Inkshield"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "316"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jarel Threat"
oracle_id: "da93264e-4e04-401a-9809-e4e1056cf604"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/inkshield-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Inkshield
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. For each 1 damage prevented this way, create a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.

> *Silverquill's elite know how to offer a scathing rebuttal without uttering a word.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Darkness](/printing/darkness-leg.md) — Instant
2. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant
3. [Batwing Brume](/printing/batwing-brume-eve.md) — Instant
4. [Respite](/printing/respite-tmp.md) — Instant
5. [Combat Calligrapher](/printing/combat-calligrapher-prm.md) — Creature — Bird Cleric
6. [Defend the Hearth](/printing/defend-the-hearth-ths.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #316
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jarel Threat
- **Total Printings:** 25 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`