---
name: "Thwart the Enemy"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "173"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chris Rallis"
oracle_id: "5799baed-3457-4bf2-adf3-239a41dcc1c8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/thwart-the-enemy-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Thwart the Enemy
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Prevent all damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures your opponents control.

> *"Sua presa agora está sob minha custódia. Retirem-se."
— Vivien Reid*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eerie Interference](/printing/eerie-interference-woe.md) — Instant
2. [Forfend](/printing/forfend-mor.md) — Instant
3. [Terrifying Presence](/printing/terrifying-presence-ddl.md) — Instant
4. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant
5. [Pay No Heed](/printing/pay-no-heed-m14.md) — Instant
6. [Chameleon Blur](/printing/chameleon-blur-tsp.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #173
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chris Rallis
- **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: `not_legal`