Shield of the Righteous
~$0.23 low · ~$0.30 high
Multicolor. Artifact — Equipment
Alara Reborn #11 · Illustrated by David Palumbo
Alara Reborn #11 · Illustrated by David PalumboWhat is Shield of the Righteous worth?
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Oracle text
Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has vigilance.
Whenever equipped creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Equip 
Format legality
The only printing of Shield of the Righteous
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alara Reborn arb #11· 2009uncommon· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.46 foil | uncommon | $0.23 | $0.30 | €0.11€0.46 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #24,826 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Equip
- Artist
- David Palumbo
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Alara Reborn card (#11).
11
- 11Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (3)
2009-05-01
Shield of the Righteous’s second ability doesn’t track the blocked creature’s controller. If that creature changes controllers before its old controller’s next untap step, this ability will prevent it from untapping during its new controller’s next untap step.
2009-05-01
When the equipped creature blocks a creature, Shield of the Righteous’s second ability doesn’t tap the blocked creature (in case it happens to be untapped due to vigilance, for example). It just causes that creature to not untap during its controller’s next untap step.
2009-05-01
If the blocked creature is already untapped at the time its controller’s next untap step begins, this ability has no effect. It won’t apply at some later time when that creature is tapped.
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