---
name: "Secure the Scene"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "d6a9746c-eba5-4735-aec1-e70edba2c686"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/secure-the-scene-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Secure the Scene
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

> *« Tu sais que le spectacle est réussi quand les Azorius se mettent à arrêter aussi les accessoires ! »
—Judith, diva du fléau*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Reduce to Memory](/printing/reduce-to-memory-plst.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
2. [Emergency Eject](/printing/emergency-eject-eoe.md) — Instant
3. [Stroke of Midnight](/printing/stroke-of-midnight-woe.md) — Instant
4. [Fractured Identity](/printing/fractured-identity-who.md) — Sorcery
5. [Stormplain Detainment](/printing/stormplain-detainment-tdm.md) — Enchantment
6. [Introduction to Annihilation](/printing/introduction-to-annihilation-stx.md) — Sorcery — Lesson

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #35
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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