First printed in Betrayers of Kamigawa (2005)
Legendary Artifact
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: Put a divinity counter on target permanent other than That Which Was Taken.
Each permanent with a divinity counter on it has indestructible.
"This god held prisoner in human hands has put all humanity in the hands of angry gods."
—Masako the Humorless
- Illustrated by
- Adam Rex
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- The divinity counters created by That Which Was Taken are the same type of counter as those used by the Myojin creatures in the Champions of Kamigawa set.
- Permanents with divinity counters on them have indestructible only while That Which Was Taken is on the battlefield.
- One That Which Was Taken can put divinity counters on another That Which Was Taken.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
7 combos, the most popular first:
- Lands can't enter the battlefield, Lock…: That Which Was Taken + Worms of the Earth
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Fall of Cair Andros + Pandemonium + That Which Was Taken + Thermopod
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Fall of Cair Andros + Pandemonium + Phyrexian Altar + That Which Was Taken
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Fall of Cair Andros + That Which Was Taken + Thermopod + Warstorm Surge
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Fall of Cair Andros + Phyrexian Altar + That Which Was Taken + Warstorm Surge
- Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB…: Fall of Cair Andros + Terror of the Peaks + That Which Was Taken + Thermopod
- Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers…: Fall of Cair Andros + Phyrexian Altar + Terror of the Peaks + That Which Was Taken