---
name: "Pale Wayfarer"
mana_cost: "{5}{W}{W}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Spirit Giant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Heather Hudson"
oracle_id: "06b8acf2-3f2f-4e8f-9584-8d2ffa18a496"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pale-wayfarer-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pale Wayfarer
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{W}{W}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit Giant
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4

## Oracle Text
{2}{W}{W}, {Q}: Target creature gains protection from the color of its controller's choice until end of turn. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

> *Mentre vagava per la Landa Tenebrosa, non ripensava al suo crimine... solo alla sua vergogna.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #17
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Heather Hudson
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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