Spirit Shield
~$0.53 TCGplayer
Colorless. ArtifactReserved List
Fallen Empires #90 · Illustrated by Scott Kirschner
Fallen Empires #90 · Illustrated by Scott KirschnerWhat is Spirit Shield worth?
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Oracle text
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
, 
: Target creature gets +0/+2 for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
At times, survival must outweigh all other considerations.
Format legality
The only printing of Spirit Shield
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fallen Empires fem #90· 1994rare· Cardmarket €0.76 | rare | $0.53 | €0.76 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #31,596 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Fallen Empires card (#90).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Spirit Shield, read from the Fallen Empires printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Spirit Shield. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Scott Kirschner. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Fallen Empires. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- The copyright notice.
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