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Swooping Protector

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White. Creature — Bird Citizen

three generic manaone white mana

Swooping Protector

Streets of New Capenna #33 · Illustrated by Mark Behm

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Foil · Streets of New Capenna #33

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Non-foil · Streets of New Capenna #33

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Oracle text

Flash

Flying

This creature enters with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

2/1

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal

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Card details

First printed
2022
Printings
1
Mana value
4
EDHREC rank
#24,774 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Keywords
Flying, Flash
Artist
Mark Behm

Rulings (6)

  1. 2022-04-29

    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.

  2. 2022-04-29

    "Shield" is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.

  3. 2022-04-29

    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.

  4. 2022-04-29

    Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.

  5. 2022-04-29

    If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.

  6. 2022-04-29

    Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.

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