---
name: "Warning"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "38"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pat Lewis"
oracle_id: "c5ba0f0f-65c5-4ffa-987a-f320b401ec8f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/warning-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Warning
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

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

> *"The folk of the Karplusan mountains are impossible to ambush."
—Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian chieftain*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Harmless Assault](/printing/harmless-assault-roe.md) — Instant
2. [Safeguard](/printing/safeguard-tmp.md) — Enchantment
3. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant
4. [Holy Day](/printing/holy-day-9ed.md) — Instant
5. [Terrifying Presence](/printing/terrifying-presence-ddl.md) — Instant
6. [Fog](/printing/fog-m13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #38
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pat Lewis
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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