Brokers' Safeguard

{W} {U}

Instantrare

Exile target nonartifact creature you control. It perpetually gains "This creature enters the battlefield with an additional shield counter on it." Then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Illustrated by Borja Pindado · Alchemy: New Capenna · #20

Rulings for Brokers' Safeguard

2022-04-29
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.

2022-04-29
Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.

2022-04-29
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
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
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
"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.

Format Legality

Duelnot legal

Brawllegal

Pennynot legal

Predhnot legal

Futurenot legal

Legacynot legal

Modernnot legal

Paupernot legal

Alchemynot legal

Pioneernot legal

Vintagenot legal

Historiclegal

Standardnot legal

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