Eland Umbra
~$0.35 low · ~$2.29 high
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White. Enchantment — Aura

Rise of the Eldrazi #19 · Illustrated by Howard Lyon
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Oracle text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+4.
Umbra armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)
Format legality
The only printing of Eland Umbra
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rise of the Eldrazi roe #19· 2010common· Cardmarket €0.28 · €2.23 foil | common | $0.35 | $2.29 | €0.28€2.23 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2010
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #11,390 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Umbra armor, Enchant
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Rise of the Eldrazi card (#19).
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Rulings (10)
June 7, 2024
Umbra armor's effect is mandatory. If the enchanted creature would be destroyed, you must remove all damage from it (if it has any) and destroy the Aura that has umbra armor instead.
June 7, 2024
If a creature enchanted with an Aura that has umbra armor has indestructible, lethal damage and effects that try to destroy it simply have no effect. Umbra armor won't do anything because it won't have to.
June 7, 2024
Umbra armor's effect is applied no matter why the enchanted creature would be destroyed: because it's been dealt lethal damage, or because it's being affected by an effect that says to "destroy" it (such as Breathe Your Last). In either case, all damage is removed from the creature and the Aura is destroyed instead.
June 7, 2024
If a creature you control is enchanted with multiple Auras that have umbra armor, and the enchanted creature would be destroyed, one of those Auras is destroyed instead—but only one of them. You choose which one because you control the enchanted creature.
June 7, 2024
If a spell or ability would destroy both an Aura with umbra armor and the creature it's enchanting at the same time, umbra armor's effect will save the enchanted creature from being destroyed. Instead, the spell or ability will destroy the Aura in two different ways at the same time, but the result is the same as destroying it once.
June 7, 2024
Umbra armor has no effect if the enchanted creature is put into a graveyard for any other reason, such as if it's sacrificed, if the "legend rule" applies to it, or if its toughness is 0 or less.
June 7, 2024
Umbra armor's effect is not regeneration. Specifically, if umbra armor's effect is applied, the enchanted creature does not become tapped and is not removed from combat as a result. Effects that say the enchanted creature can't be regenerated won't prevent umbra armor's effect from being applied.
June 7, 2024
If a creature enchanted with an Aura that has umbra armor would be destroyed by multiple state-based actions at the same time (most likely because a creature with deathtouch has dealt damage to that creature greater than or equal to its toughness), umbra armor's effect will replace all of them and save the creature.
June 7, 2024
Some printings of this card refer to the ability "totem armor". This ability's name has been replaced with "umbra armor". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.
June 7, 2024
If a spell or ability says that it would "destroy" a creature enchanted with an Aura that has umbra armor, that spell or ability is what causes the Aura to be destroyed instead. Umbra armor doesn't destroy the Aura; rather, it changes the effects of the spell or ability. On the other hand, if a spell or ability deals lethal damage to a creature enchanted with an Aura that has umbra armor, the game rules regarding lethal damage cause the Aura to be destroyed, not that spell or ability.
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