---
name: "Iona, Shield of Emeria"
mana_cost: "{6}{W}{W}{W}"
cmc: 9
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Angel"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "V15"
set_name: "From the Vault: Angels"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Jason Chan"
oracle_id: "5e816472-561d-43d1-ad28-80a829e2a91a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/iona-shield-of-emeria-v15"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Iona, Shield of Emeria
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{W}{W}{W}` (CMC: 9)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Angel
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/7
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
As Iona enters, choose a color.
Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.

> *No more shall the righteous cower before evil.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Voice of All](/printing/voice-of-all-cma.md) — Creature — Angel
2. [Serra's Emissary](/printing/serras-emissary-pmh2.md) — Creature — Angel
3. [Angelic Arbiter](/printing/angelic-arbiter-cmd.md) — Creature — Angel
4. [Pristine Angel](/printing/pristine-angel-c19.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [Iridescent Angel](/printing/iridescent-angel-v15.md) — Creature — Angel
6. [Glory](/printing/glory-prm.md) — Creature — Incarnation

## Printing Details
- **Set:** From the Vault: Angels (V15) #9
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Jason Chan
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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