Samite Ministration
Instant
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by a source of your choice. Whenever damage from a black or red source is prevented this way this turn, you gain that much life.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #26805
Samite Ministration blankets your whole board with protection from a chosen color until end of turn — a blowout combat trick or a full counter to a color-specific sweeper for a single white mana. The catch is that it's narrow: it only shines when an opponent commits to one color of damage, which makes Wheel of Misfortune its most reliable home.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Samite Ministration earns consistent consideration, because four-player games routinely produce the specific conditions it needs: a monocolored attacker or a damage-dealing effect locked to one color. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but sees zero play — one-mana combat tricks need to do more than grant protection to justify a slot against the card density of those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's multiplayer dynamics closely enough that the same Wheel of Misfortune synergy applies, so it carries over there. Everywhere else, Samite Ministration is simply not legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Samite Ministration is deep bulk — you'll find it in a common box before you find it on a singles site. It's a niche card with a small ceiling, so don't expect the price to move unless Wheel of Misfortune strategies surge in Commander popularity.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.