Sanctuary Warden
4Creature — Angel Soldier
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Flying This creature enters with two shield counters on it. Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may remove a counter from a creature or planeswalker you control. If you do, draw a card and create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token.
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | $2.99 | $4.49 |
| Cardmarket | €1.02 | €2.03 |
| CardTrader Buy | €1.20 | €1.39 |
| TCGplayer | $1.07 | $1.61 |
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€1.02CardTrader market
17 offers · from €1.20 · avg €2.57 · max €4.58
Near Mint: 10 · Slightly Played: 7
Rulings (7)
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
04/29/2022Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
04/29/2022If 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.
04/29/2022Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
04/29/2022Sanctuary Warden's triggered ability allows you to remove any kind of counter, not just a shield counter.
04/29/2022"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.
04/29/2022A 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.
04/29/2022Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |