Curtain of Light 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Cast this spell only during combat after blockers are declared. Target unblocked attacking creature becomes blocked. (This spell works on creatures that can't be blocked.) Draw a card.
Printing details
- Set
- SOK · 6
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Chippy
- Released
- 2005-06-03
- Prices
- €0.08 · $0.11
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2026 | €0.10 | €0.17 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.08 | €0.17 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.07 | €0.17 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.10 30-day avg €0.12 | low – trend €0.42 30-day avg €0.35 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.17 with Zero from €0.17 | NM from €0.86 with Zero from €0.99 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.39 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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An attacking unblocked creature exists from the time the defending player chooses not to block that creature until the combat phase ends. Curtain of Light doesn’t have any legal targets outside of the combat phase.
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Curtain of Light does trigger bushido abilities.
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Curtain of Light isn’t particularly effective against creatures with trample. Since the creature with trample has no blocker to assign damage to, all the damage will be assigned to the defending player.
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If a turn has multiple combat phases, this spell can be cast during any of them as long as it’s after the beginning of that phase’s Declare Blockers Step.