Indestructible Aura
Instant
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Legends
- Price
- $0.48
- EDHREC rank
- #23237
Indestructible Aura gives a creature indestructible until end of turn for one white mana — full stop, no conditions. It's a combat trick or a blowout response to a board wipe, and the floor is rarely lower than "saved my commander."
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Indestructible Aura punches above its cost because commander damage and board wipes are everywhere — one mana to protect a voltron threat or survive a Wrath of God is a real exchange rate. In Pauper it's legal and occasionally sees sideboard consideration in aggressive white shells that need cheap protection, though the format moves fast enough that a single-target instant competes with better options. Legacy and Vintage have access to it, but neither format gives you a reason to run it over more efficient interaction. The card lives and dies in Commander, where saving your general once is worth the slot.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.48 bulk tier
At $0.48, Indestructible Aura is bulk — you're not paying for scarcity, you're paying for cardboard. Bulk white instants don't typically climb in price, so treat it as a cheap functional include and nothing more.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.