---
name: "Veil of Summer"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SOA"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive"
collector_number: "60"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Olena Richards"
oracle_id: "002965be-a36f-4a09-9ce0-c6535bca1703"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/veil-of-summer-soa"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "banned"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Veil of Summer
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Draw a card if an opponent has cast a blue or black spell this turn. Spells you control can't be countered this turn. You and permanents you control gain hexproof from blue and from black until end of turn. (You and they can't be the targets of blue or black spells or abilities your opponents control.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Autumn's Veil](/printing/autumns-veil-m11.md) — Instant
2. [Yuan-Ti Scaleshield](/printing/yuan-ti-scaleshield-hbg.md) — Instant
3. [Snakeskin Veil](/printing/snakeskin-veil-otj.md) — Instant
4. [Bonds of Mortality](/printing/bonds-of-mortality-ogw.md) — Enchantment
5. [Privileged Position](/printing/privileged-position-mar.md) — Enchantment
6. [Veilstone Amulet](/printing/veilstone-amulet-fut.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #60
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Olena Richards
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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