Mirror-Shield Hoplite
Creature β Human Soldier
Mirror-Shield Hoplite
Creature β Human Soldier
Card Text
Vigilance
Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a backup ability, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Red, White
- Color Identity
- Red, White
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 2
- EDHREC Rank
- #22,481
Format Legalities
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (8)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | en | Alex Brock | $0.04 | $0.11 |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | de | Alex Brock | β | β |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | es | Alex Brock | β | β |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | fr | Alex Brock | β | β |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | it | Alex Brock | β | β |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | ja | Alex Brock | β | β |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | pt | Alex Brock | β | β |
| March of the Machine (MOM) | #247 | uncommon | zhs | Alex Brock | β | β |
Official Rulings (7)
If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.
Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.
If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it wonβt gain additional abilities.
If a creature other than the creature with backup ends up as the target of both the backup ability and the copy, it will end up with two +1/+1 counters and it will gain the non-backup abilities twice. In some cases, the duplicate abilities will be redundant (two instances of flying, for example). However, if it picks up two triggered abilities, for example, those abilities trigger independently.
The source of the copy is the same as the source of the original backup ability. If the creature that ends up as the target of the copy is that original creature with backup, it will get a +1/+1 counter, but it wonβt gain any abilities. If itβs a creature other than that original creature, it will get a +1/+1 counter and gain abilities.
If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.
The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They wonβt change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.
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