Shell Shield
~$0.09 low · ~$0.33 high
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Zendikar Rising #79 · Illustrated by Wisnu Tan
Zendikar Rising #79 · Illustrated by Wisnu TanWhat is Shell Shield worth?
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Oracle text
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Target creature you control gets +0/+3 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature also gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Format legality
The only printing of Shell Shield
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zendikar Rising znr #79· 2020common· Cardmarket €0.07 · €0.22 foil | common | $0.09 | $0.33 | €0.07€0.22 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2020
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #16,394 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Kicker
- Artist
- Wisnu Tan
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Zendikar Rising card (#79).
079 · ZNR · C · EN
- 079Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- ZNRSet code for Zendikar Rising
- CCommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
November 8, 2024
The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
November 8, 2024
If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
November 8, 2024
If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
November 8, 2024
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
November 8, 2024
If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
November 8, 2024
If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
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