---
name: "Terrifying Presence"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "196"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jaime Jones"
oracle_id: "ca8f6e19-6ef3-4d77-8312-867767ffeda6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/terrifying-presence-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by creatures other than target creature this turn.

> *Elmut had slaughtered vampires, slain werewolves, and destroyed hordes of zombies. Sadly, he never got over his fear of spiders.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant
2. [Warning](/printing/warning-me2.md) — Instant
3. [Defend the Hearth](/printing/defend-the-hearth-ths.md) — Instant
4. [Fog](/printing/fog-m13.md) — Instant
5. [Commencement of Festivities](/printing/commencement-of-festivities-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Serene Sunset](/printing/serene-sunset-jud.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #196
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jaime Jones
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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