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Iona, Shield of Emeria 
Legendary Creature — Angel
Oracle Text
Flying
As Iona enters, choose a color.
Your opponents can't cast spells of the chosen color.
Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Iona, Shield of Emeria, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Modern | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Details
- Set
- Zendikar
- Rarity
- Mythic Rare
- Mana value
- 9
- Collector #
- 13
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Iona, Shield of Emeria
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Artifacts (30)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Sorceries (4)
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (38)
- 1 Alpha Deathclaw
- 1 Fury
- 1 Geological Appraiser
- 1 Grief
- 1 Marang River Regent
- 1 Overlord of the Hauntwoods
- 1 Shardless Agent
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Bloodbraid Elf
- 1 Kathari Remnant
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Koma, World-Eater
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Carnage Tyrant
- 1 Overlord of the Boilerbilges
- 1 Trumpeting Carnosaur
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Serra's Emissary
- 1 Sheoldred, Whispering One
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
- 1 Maelstrom Wanderer
- 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror
- 1 Curious Colossus
- 1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Colossal Grave-Reaver
- 1 Aurora Awakener
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Summon: Knights of Round
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- 1 Summon: Bahamut
- 1 Maelstrom Archangel
- 1 Progenitus
Sorceries (7)
Artifacts (5)
Lands (42)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Dwarven Ruins
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Geothermal Crevice
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Hickory Woodlot
- 1 Irrigation Ditch
- 1 Lush Portico
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Path of Ancestry
- 1 Peat Bog
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Remote Farm
- 1 Sandstone Needle
- 1 Saprazzan Skerry
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Sulfur Vent
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tinder Farm
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (2)
Sorceries (19)
- 1 Profane Tutor
- 1 Demonic Counsel
- 1 Demonic Tutor
- 1 Diabolic Intent
- 1 Beseech the Mirror
- 1 Supreme Verdict
- 1 Toxic Deluge
- 1 Reality Scramble
- 1 Transmogrify
- 1 Shape Anew
- 1 Lórien Revealed
- 1 Cabal Therapy
- 1 Duress
- 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
- 1 Thoughtseize
- 1 Damn
- 1 Expressive Iteration
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
- 1 Indomitable Creativity
Instants (28)
- 1 Remand
- 1 Daze
- 1 Detect Intrusion
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Prismari Command
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Flare of Malice
- 1 Valakut Awakening
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Intuition
- 1 Flare of Fortitude
- 1 Waterlogged Teachings
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Peek
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (36)
- 1 Ancient Den
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Dwarven Mine
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Grief
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Loyal Retainers
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Anger
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
- 1 Sire of Insanity
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
- 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- 1 Woodfall Primus
- 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (16)
Instants (13)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Lush Portico
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Temple Garden
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Loyal Retainers
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Anger
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
- 1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
- 1 Borborygmos Enraged
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
- 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- 1 Woodfall Primus
- 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (18)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Loyal Retainers
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Anger
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
- 1 Borborygmos Enraged
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
- 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- 1 Woodfall Primus
- 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (17)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Kavaero, Mind-Bitten
- 1 Loyal Retainers
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Atraxa, Grand Unifier
- 1 Pinnacle Monk
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Sin, Spira's Punishment
- 1 Borborygmos Enraged
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
- 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- 1 Woodfall Primus
- 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
- 1 Void Winnower
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (17)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Island
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Savannah
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Charming Scoundrel
- 1 Scrapwork Mutt
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
- 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Summon: Bahamut
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (6)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Clifftop Retreat
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Inspiring Vantage
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
- 1 Charming Scoundrel
- 1 Scrapwork Mutt
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Griselbrand
- 1 Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
- 1 Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
- 1 Magister of Worth
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Rune-Scarred Demon
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
- 1 Summon: Bahamut
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (16)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (6)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (39)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Clifftop Retreat
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Dragonskull Summit
- 1 Elegant Parlor
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Inspiring Vantage
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (16)
Instants (15)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (11)
Sideboard
8
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (18)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (8)
Lands (14)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (10)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (12)
Enchantments (9)
Planeswalkers (7)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (15)
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
