Protection Magic
{1}{W}Instant
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Put a shield counter on each of up to three target creatures. (If a creature with a shield counter would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Get it in a precon
One preconstructed deck includes this card.
Official rulings
- "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. (2025-06-06)
- Removing a shield counter when a permanent would be dealt damage or destroyed isn't the same as regenerating that permanent. (2025-06-06)
- If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed. (2025-06-06)
- Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures. (2025-06-06)
- 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. (2025-06-06)
- 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. (2025-06-06)
Printings & prices
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