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Kros, Defense Contractor

Kros, Defense Contractor

{1}{G}{W}{U}Legendary Creature — Cat Advisor2/4

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a shield counter on target creature an opponent controls.

Whenever you put one or more counters on a creature you don't control, tap that creature and goad it. It gains trample until your next turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

Official rulings

  1. “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. (2022-04-29)
  2. Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures. (2022-04-29)
  3. 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. (2022-04-29)
  4. Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature. (2022-04-29)
  5. 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. (2022-04-29)
  6. If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed. (2022-04-29)

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