---
name: "Wall of Shadows"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Wall"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "CHR"
set_name: "Chronicles"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "0e6ff89e-9ae7-4dc3-98b7-05401c5df266"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wall-of-shadows-chr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wall of Shadows
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/1
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by creatures it's blocking.
This creature can't be the target of spells that can target only Walls or of abilities that can target only Walls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Vapor](/printing/wall-of-vapor-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Glare](/printing/wall-of-glare-plst.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Wall of Diffusion](/printing/wall-of-diffusion-tmp.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of Souls](/printing/wall-of-souls-tpr.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Alabaster Wall](/printing/alabaster-wall-mmq.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Stone](/printing/wall-of-stone-lea.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Chronicles (CHR) #41
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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