---
name: "Pearl Shard"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "225"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Doug Chaffee"
oracle_id: "d08cb402-2138-4e8e-99f4-4a62855dc285"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pearl-shard-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pearl Shard
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{3}, {T} or {W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

> *Les légendes léonines racontent qu'elle fut rapportée d'au-delà des cieux par le premier kha.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shield of the Ages](/printing/shield-of-the-ages-ice.md) — Artifact
2. [Conservator](/printing/conservator-sum.md) — Artifact
3. [Panacea](/printing/panacea-mmq.md) — Artifact
4. [Circle of Protection: Artifacts](/printing/circle-of-protection-artifacts-atq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Rakalite](/printing/rakalite-atq.md) — Artifact
6. [Squee's Toy](/printing/squees-toy-tmp.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #225
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Doug Chaffee
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`