Shield Broker
Creature — Octopus Advisor
Shield Broker
Creature — Octopus Advisor
Card Text
When this creature enters, put a shield counter on target noncommander creature you don't control. You gain control of that creature for as long as it has a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 3 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #10,265
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (22)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) | #99879 | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) | #174 | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $0.17 | — |
| New Capenna Commander Promos (PNCC) | #29p | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | — | $2.25 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #130 | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $0.40 | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | en | Daniel Ljunggren | $0.12 | — |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) | #174 | rare | de | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | de | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #130 | rare | de | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) | #174 | rare | es | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | es | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) | #174 | rare | fr | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #130 | rare | fr | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | fr | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | it | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| Bloomburrow Commander (BLC) | #174 | rare | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #130 | rare | ja | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | pt | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | ru | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #130 | rare | zhs | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | zhs | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #29 | rare | zht | Daniel Ljunggren | — | — |
Official Rulings (7)
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.
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
"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.
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.
If the creature loses its shield counter during combat, it will be removed from combat when it changes controllers. If it hasn't already assigned combat damage by that time, it won't get to deal combat damage.
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
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