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Elspeth Resplendent
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Supertypes
Legendary
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Types
Planeswalker
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Subtypes
Elspeth
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Prices
Normal
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Rules
[+1]: Choose up to one target creature. Put a +1/+1 counter and a counter from among flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance on it.
[−3]: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield with a shield counter on it. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
[−7]: Create five 3/3 white Angel creature tokens with flying.
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Loyalty
5
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Color Identity
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Rarity
Mythic
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Number
11
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Artist
Anna Steinbauer
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Language
English
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(EN)
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Expansion
Streets of New Capenna
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Rulings
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.
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For Elspeth's first ability, its controller chooses flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance, then that counter and the +1/+1 counter are placed on the target creature at the same time.
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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.
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If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
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Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
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Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
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“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.
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