Shield Broker
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This printing
SetNCC
Collector #29
Released2022-04-29
Rarityrare
ArtistDaniel Ljunggren
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Shield Broker

RareColour IDMV 5
Creature — Octopus Advisor
When this creature enters, put a shield counter on target noncommander creature you don't control. You gain control of that creature for as long as it has a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
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Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
4 other English printingsEarliest 2022-04-29Newest 2024-11-29Cheapest priced $0.32 in BLC
Rulings (7)
wotc29 Apr 2022
"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.
wotc29 Apr 2022
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
wotc29 Apr 2022
If the creature loses its shield counter during combat, it will be removed from combat when it changes controllers. If it hasn't already assigned combat damage by that time, it won't get to deal combat damage.
wotc29 Apr 2022
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.
wotc29 Apr 2022
Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
wotc29 Apr 2022
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.