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Iona, Shield of Emeria
Oracle Text
Flying
As Iona enters, choose a color.
Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Iona, Shield of Emeria is a towering finisher that best supports control and prison-style game plans, though it can also anchor slower midrange shells looking to slam the door on an opponent’s best color. A 7/7 flying threat for nine mana already ends games quickly, but the real power is the enters-the-battlefield choice: naming the right color can effectively blank a huge portion of an opponent’s deck, forcing them to rely on off-color answers or artifacts. In practice, Iona shines when you can cheat her onto the battlefield with reanimation, ramp, or flicker-style support, since paying full price is often too slow. In Commander, she pairs well with discard, graveyard setup, and effects that let you protect the chosen lock by clearing removal first. Thematically, she reads as a guardian of radiant exclusion; mechanically, she rewards precise metagame knowledge and decisive timing.
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Character Background
Iona, Shield of Emeria is a towering finisher that best supports control and prison-style game plans, though it can also anchor slower midrange shells looking to slam the door on an opponent’s best color. A 7/7 flying threat for nine mana already ends games quickly, but the real power is the enters-the-battlefield choice: naming the right color can effectively blank a huge portion of an opponent’s deck, forcing them to rely on off-color answers or artifacts. In practice, Iona shines when you can cheat her onto the battlefield with reanimation, ramp, or flicker-style support, since paying full price is often too slow. In Commander, she pairs well with discard, graveyard setup, and effects that let you protect the chosen lock by clearing removal first. Thematically, she reads as a guardian of radiant exclusion; mechanically, she rewards precise metagame knowledge and decisive timing.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 21:20:43 UTC