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$6.61
USD foil
$44.99
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€2.38
MTGO
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Delaying Shield
Enchantment
If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on this enchantment instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from this enchantment. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay 
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- Set
- Odyssey (ODY #17)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 2001-10-01
- Artist
- Luca Zontini
- EDHREC rank
- #14,706
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
3
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Bracket 3 and up — Upgraded
In 3 two-card combos
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.05
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 4
Delaying Shield+Solemnity
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
2,237 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Delaying Shield+Phyrexian Unlife
LockYou are unable to lose the game due to damage or lifeloss
1,753 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Resourceful Defense+Delaying Shield
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
122 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Delaying Shield+Vampire Hexmage+Gravewaker
LockPrevent all damage that would be dealt to you
2 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Format legality
Standard
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Modern
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Not legal
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04
Note that the damage is replaced and is not “prevented”. This means it can replace damage that “can’t be prevented”.