Singer of Swift Rivers
{1}{G}{U}Creature — Merfolk Shaman3/2
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Flash
When this creature enters, put a shield counter on another target creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
You may cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash.
Keyword reminders
Flash. You may cast this any time you could cast an instant. · CR 702.8
Official rulings
- If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed. (2023-11-10)
- 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. (2023-11-10)
- 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. (2023-11-10)
- Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature. (2023-11-10)
- "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. (2023-11-10)
- Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures. (2023-11-10)
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