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Protection Magic
RareColour IDMV 2
Instant
Put a shield counter on each of up to three target creatures. (If a creature with a shield counter would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
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Eternal formats
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Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2025-06-13Newest 2025-06-13Cheapest priced $0.33 in FIC
Rulings (6)
wotc6 Jun 2025
"Shield" is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.
wotc6 Jun 2025
Removing a shield counter when a permanent would be dealt damage or destroyed isn't the same as regenerating that permanent.
wotc6 Jun 2025
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
wotc6 Jun 2025
A creature with a shield counter on it may still be destroyed by state-based actions if it has damage marked on it equal to its toughness or has been dealt unpreventable damage by a source with deathtouch.
wotc6 Jun 2025
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
wotc6 Jun 2025
If a permanent that would be dealt damage has more than one shield counter on it, that damage is prevented and only one shield counter is removed.
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