Protection Magic
Instant
Put a shield counter on each of up to three target creatures. (If a creature with a shield counter would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
"Armor of light, halt physical might!"
- Set
- Final Fantasy Commander (FIC #24)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Released
- 2025-06-13
- Artist
- Mikio Masuda
- EDHREC rank
- #4,233
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2025-06-06
"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.
- 2025-06-06
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.
- 2025-06-06
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.
- 2025-06-06
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
- 2025-06-06
Removing a shield counter when a permanent would be dealt damage or destroyed isn't the same as regenerating that permanent.
- 2025-06-06
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.