Favor of the Mighty (LRW #14)

Favor of the Mighty is a rare printing from Lorwyn (LRW #14), a Kindred Enchantment — Giant. Illustrated by Larry MacDougall.
Card text
Each creature with the greatest mana value has protection from each color.
"What does a mountain fear of a fly? Giants are barely aware of us, let alone afraid."
—Gaddock Teeg
Details
| Mana cost | {1}{W} |
|---|---|
| Type | Kindred Enchantment — Giant |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Lorwyn (LRW) |
| Collector number | 14 |
| Artist | Larry MacDougall |
| Released | 2007-10-12 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.64, foil $6.38 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Legal |
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Rulings
- October 1, 2007 — If there's a tie for highest mana value, all of those creatures have protection from all colors.
- October 1, 2007 — This effect is checked continuously. If a new creature enters with the highest mana value, it gains protection from all colors and the previous highest loses it.
- October 1, 2007 — If a creature has X in its mana cost, that X is treated as 0 for the purposes of this effect. It doesn't matter what the value of X was while the creature was on the stack.
- June 7, 2024 — This cards was originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.
- June 7, 2024 — Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
- June 7, 2024 — While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
