Card Codex

M:tG card similarity search

17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Delaying Shield

3W · Enchantment

If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on Delaying Shield instead. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from Delaying Shield. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay {1}{W}.

Similar cards

Color identity:
NameManaTypeText
Grim Poppet 7Artifact Creature — Scarecrow Grim Poppet enters the battlefield with three -1/-1 counters on it. Remove a -1/-1 counter from Grim Poppet: Put a -1/-1 counter on another target creature. 4/4
Ancient Hydra 4RCreature — Hydra Fading 5 (This creature enters the battlefield with five fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.) {1}, Remove a fade counter from Ancient Hydra: It deals 1 damage to any target. 5/1
Ice Cauldron 4Artifact {X}, {T}: You may exile a nonland card from your hand. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled. Put a charge counter on Ice Cauldron and note the type and amount of mana spent to pay this activation cost. Activate only if there are no charge counters on Ice Cauldron. {T}, Remove a charge counter from Ice Cauldron: Add Ice Cauldron's last noted type and amount of mana. Spend this mana only to cast the last card exiled with Ice Cauldron.
Cleopatra, Exiled Pharaoh 2BGLegendary Creature — Human Noble Allies — At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two other target legendary creatures. Betrayal — Whenever a legendary creature with counters on it dies, draw a card for each counter on it. You lose 2 life. 2/4
Walking Ballista XXArtifact Creature — Construct Walking Ballista enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. {4}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Walking Ballista. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Walking Ballista: It deals 1 damage to any target. 0/0
Ascendant Acolyte 4GCreature — Human Monk Ascendant Acolyte enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each +1/+1 counter among other creatures you control. At the beginning of your upkeep, double the number of +1/+1 counters on Ascendant Acolyte. 1/1
Wicked Akuba BBCreature — Spirit {B}: Target player dealt damage by Wicked Akuba this turn loses 1 life. 2/2
Court of Ambition 2BBEnchantment When Court of Ambition enters the battlefield, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life unless they discard a card. If you're the monarch, instead each opponent loses 6 life unless they discard two cards.
Iron Apprentice 1Artifact Creature — Construct Iron Apprentice enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When Iron Apprentice dies, if it had counters on it, put those counters on target creature you control. 0/0
Multiclass Baldric 1Artifact — Equipment Equipped creature has lifelink if you control a Cleric, deathtouch if you control a Rogue, haste if you control a Warrior, and flying if you control a Wizard. As long as you have a full party, prevent all damage that would be dealt to equipped creature. Equip {2}
Page 71