Protect the Negotiators
~$0.28 low · ~$0.31 high
Blue. Instant
Dominaria United #62 · Illustrated by Dominik Mayer
Dominaria United #62 · Illustrated by Dominik MayerWhat is Protect the Negotiators worth?
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Oracle text
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
If this spell was kicked, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each creature you control.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Protect the Negotiators
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #DMU-62· 2024uncommon· Cardmarket €0.12 | uncommon | $0.31 | No foil printing | €0.12 | |
 Dominaria United dmu #62· 2022uncommon· Cardmarket €0.18 · €0.42 foil | uncommon | $0.28 | $0.28 | €0.18€0.42 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2022
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #12,075 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Kicker
- Artist
- Dominik Mayer
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dominaria United card (#62).
062 · DMU · U · EN
- 062Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- DMUSet code for Dominaria United
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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Keywords
- KickerCR 702.33
- An optional extra cost you can pay when you cast it, for a bigger effect.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (8)
2022-09-09
You may not cast Protect the Negotiators without a spell to target.
2022-09-09
Once Protect the Negotiators starts to resolve, its instructions are followed in the order they're written. If it was kicked, the Soldier creature token will be on the battlefield when the amount of mana the target spell's controller needs to pay is determined.
2024-11-08
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
2024-11-08
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
2024-11-08
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
2024-11-08
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
2024-11-08
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
2024-11-08
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
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