Delaying Shield
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This printing
SetODY
Collector #17
Released2001-10-01
Rarityrare
ArtistLuca Zontini
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Delaying Shield

RareColour IDMV 4
Enchantment
If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on this enchantment instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from this enchantment. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay .
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (1)
wotc4 Oct 2004
Note that the damage is replaced and is not “prevented”. This means it can replace damage that “can’t be prevented”.