Iona, Shield of Emeria Price
5 printings · 5 sets · first printed 2009
Iona, Shield of Emeria has been printed 5 times across 5 sets, first in 2009 and most recently in 2025. Right now the cheapest printing is Mystery Booster 2 #12 at $2.21, while the most expensive is From the Vault: Angels #9 at $15.13 — about 7× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $12.67. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 5x, including dedicated reprint sets like Mystery Booster 2, Modern Masters 2015.
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Every Iona, Shield of Emeria Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster 2 #12 (M) Cheapest | 2024 | $2.21 | $1.05 |
| Modern Masters 2015 #20 (M) | 2015 | $12.30 | $16.50 foil |
| Zendikar #13 (M) | 2009 | $13.04 | $3.00 |
| From the Vault: Angels #9 (M) Foil | 2015 | $15.13 | $7.75 foil |
| Arena Anthology 4 #3 (M) | 2025 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
As Iona enters, choose a color.
Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
2 PrecedentsIona's third ability includes permanent spells (artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and planeswalkers), not just instant and sorcery spells. It does not include lands or abilities (such as cycling or unearth).
Once the color is chosen, it's too late for opponents to respond by casting spells of that color. Iona is not yet in the battlefield at the time the color is chosen, so, for example, there's no way for an opponent to destroy it by casting Doom Blade if the chosen color is black.