---
name: "Protection Racket"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PNCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander Promos"
collector_number: "39p"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ernanda Souza"
oracle_id: "4b51edb1-37cc-4993-a8a5-2eb5f79fa191"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/protection-racket-pncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Protection Racket
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, repeat the following process for each opponent in turn order. Reveal the top card of your library. That player may pay life equal to that card's mana value. If they do, exile that card. Otherwise, put it into your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Ruinous Powers](/printing/the-ruinous-powers-40k.md) — Enchantment
2. [Intimidation Campaign](/printing/intimidation-campaign-otj.md) — Enchantment
3. [Baneful Omen](/printing/baneful-omen-roe.md) — Enchantment
4. [Cunning Rhetoric](/printing/cunning-rhetoric-cmm.md) — Enchantment
5. [Parker Luck](/printing/parker-luck-om1.md) — Enchantment
6. [Keen Duelist](/printing/keen-duelist-soc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander Promos (PNCC) #39p
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ernanda Souza
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`