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Brokers' Safeguard
Instant
rare
Exile target nonartifact creature you control. It perpetually gains "This creature enters 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.)
Semantic Tags
Exiles a permanent and returns it to the battlefield — re-triggers ETB effects.
Exiles a permanent and returns it to the battlefield — re-triggers ETB effects.
Uses the energy counter mechanic from Kaladesh and related sets.
Prevents enter-the-battlefield triggers from resolving. Torpor Orb and friends. Shuts down blink and ETB value.
Triggers when a creature or permanent enters the battlefield. Prime blink targets.
Exiles and returns permanents for ETB reuse — distinct from blink by sometimes including end step return.
Exiles and returns permanents for ETB reuse — distinct from blink by sometimes including end step return.
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Printings (1)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemy: New Capenna#20 | rare | · | · | · |
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.
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 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.
Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.