---
name: "Sheltering Light"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Gabor Szikszai"
oracle_id: "551ac58e-3a27-4ee3-ac91-16873562c0bc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sheltering-light-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sheltering Light
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Scry 1. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy the creature.)

> *Jene, die über die Macht der Sonne verfügen, schützen das Imperium vor der Dunkelheit.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Armor of Shadows](/printing/armor-of-shadows-hbg.md) — Instant
2. [Boon of Safety](/printing/boon-of-safety-snc.md) — Instant
3. [Angelheart Protector](/printing/angelheart-protector-znr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Withstand Death](/printing/withstand-death-som.md) — Instant
5. [Adamant Will](/printing/adamant-will-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Loran's Escape](/printing/lorans-escape-bro.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #35
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Gabor Szikszai
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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