---
name: "The Protector"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Hero"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "THP1"
set_name: "Theros Hero's Path"
collector_number: "1a"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chuck Lukacs"
oracle_id: "9048bb17-46ad-44a3-a828-deaafd4c5f21"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-protector-thp1"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Protector
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Hero

## Oracle Text
{T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shield of the Ages](/printing/shield-of-the-ages-ice.md) — Artifact
2. [Conservator](/printing/conservator-sum.md) — Artifact
3. [Samite Healer](/printing/samite-healer-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Femeref Healer](/printing/femeref-healer-mir.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Sanctum Custodian](/printing/sanctum-custodian-usg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Kithkin Healer](/printing/kithkin-healer-lrw.md) — Creature — Kithkin Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros Hero's Path (THP1) #1a
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chuck Lukacs

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