Contractual Safeguard
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SetPNCC
Collector #14p
Released2022-04-29
Rarityrare
ArtistGaboleps
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesPromo · Reprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Contractual Safeguard

RareColour IDMV 3
Instant
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a shield counter on a creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Choose a kind of counter on a creature you control. Put a counter of that kind on each other creature you control.
Keywords
Addendum
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2022-04-29Newest 2022-04-29Cheapest priced $2.70 in NCC
Rulings (7)
wotc29 Apr 2022
If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may choose the shield counter for the second part of the spell.
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
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.
wotc29 Apr 2022
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.