Elspeth Resplendent
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SetPRM
Collector #99685
Released2022-09-27
Raritymythic
ArtistTom Roberts
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesPromo · Reprint
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Elspeth Resplendent

MythicColour IDMV 5
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
+1: Choose up to one target creature. Put a +1/+1 counter and a counter from among flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance on it.
−3: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield with a shield counter on it. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
−7: Create five 3/3 white Angel creature tokens with flying.
Loyalty 5
Card capabilities
Planeswalker
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Rulings (7)
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
For Elspeth's first ability, its controller chooses flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance, then that counter and the +1/+1 counter are placed on the target creature at the same time.
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.