---
name: "Scars of the Veteran"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "ALL-16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Frazier"
oracle_id: "5f0ad09f-a9ee-42df-b32d-9d842ce5dd00"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scars-of-the-veteran-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scars of the Veteran
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
You may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Prevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. If it's a creature, put a +0/+1 counter on it for each 1 damage prevented this way at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Acolyte's Reward](/printing/acolytes-reward-bng.md) — Instant
2. [Sacred Boon](/printing/sacred-boon-5ed.md) — Instant
3. [Reverent Mantra](/printing/reverent-mantra-sld.md) — Instant
4. [Shining Shoal](/printing/shining-shoal-bok.md) — Instant — Arcane
5. [Seasoned Tactician](/printing/seasoned-tactician-all.md) — Creature — Human Advisor
6. [Temper](/printing/temper-sth.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #ALL-16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Frazier
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`