---
name: "Sheltering Word"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "192"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "77aaaad5-7960-453d-b024-6dacbca3d606"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sheltering-word-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sheltering Word
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tamiyo's Safekeeping](/printing/tamiyos-safekeeping-sld.md) — Instant
2. [Shore Up](/printing/shore-up-blb.md) — Instant
3. [Shields Up!](/printing/shields-up-trk.md) — Instant
4. [Ranger's Guile](/printing/rangers-guile-m15.md) — Instant
5. [Blossoming Defense](/printing/blossoming-defense-ecl.md) — Instant
6. [Woodcutter's Grit](/printing/woodcutters-grit-emn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #192
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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