Sheltering Word
Mana cost
Mana value2TypeInstant
Color identity
Green
RarityCommon
SetAvacyn Restored (AVR)
ArtistIgor Kieryluk
Price€0.30 · foil €1.08 · $0.21
Sheltering Word 

Instant
Target creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerNot legalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulNot legal
Rulings
2012-05-01
If a creature gains hexproof in response to a spell or ability controlled by an opponent that targets only it, that spell or ability doesn’t resolve for having an illegal target when it tries to resolve.

