---
name: "Pentagram of the Ages"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "220"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "265204a9-0ce2-4a0a-a9ea-8537cd94b079"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pentagram-of-the-ages-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pentagram of the Ages
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{4}, {T}: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

> *"Take this item, for instance. How would it destroy us, Relicbane?"
—Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi Machinist*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shield of the Ages](/printing/shield-of-the-ages-ice.md) — Artifact
2. [Circle of Protection: Artifacts](/printing/circle-of-protection-artifacts-atq.md) — Enchantment
3. [Conservator](/printing/conservator-sum.md) — Artifact
4. [Panacea](/printing/panacea-mmq.md) — Artifact
5. [Pearl Shard](/printing/pearl-shard-plst.md) — Artifact
6. [Nova Pentacle](/printing/nova-pentacle-me3.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #220
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 26 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`