Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Protective Sphere
Invasion · #26 · common · 2000
Enchantment
Listings
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Market reference
$0.16
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 26 / 354
- Release year
- 2000
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Rebecca Guay
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2000-10-02
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{W}
Type: Enchantment
{1}, Pay 1 life: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by a source of your choice that shares a color with the mana spent on this activation cost. (Colorless mana prevents no damage.)
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.16 |
| USD (foil) | $1.83 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.17 |
| EUR (foil) | €2.13 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Protective Sphere is real?
Protective Sphere is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Protective Sphere worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Protective Sphere is $0.16; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Protective Sphere from?
Protective Sphere is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Invasion" in the expansion series, released in 2000.
What rarity is Protective Sphere?
Protective Sphere is a common card in the Invasion set.
