Sanctuary Warden

Sanctuary Warden

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Creature — 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.

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#7,495 EDHREC 🖌 Johannes Voss

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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.

04/29/2022

Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.

04/29/2022

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.

04/29/2022

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

04/29/2022

Sanctuary 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.

04/29/2022

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.

04/29/2022

Legality 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