Kros, Defense Contractor
Legendary Creature — Cat Advisor
Kros, Defense Contractor
Legendary Creature — Cat Advisor
Card Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a shield counter on target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever you put one or more counters on a creature you don't control, tap that creature and goad it. It gains trample until your next turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Green, Blue, White
- Color Identity
- Green, Blue, White
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #11,035
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (16)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #105 | mythic | en | Katerina Ladon | $0.79 | $1.38 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | en | Katerina Ladon | $0.40 | $0.36 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | de | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #105 | mythic | de | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | es | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #105 | mythic | fr | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | fr | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | it | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #105 | mythic | ja | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | ja | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | ko | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | pt | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | ru | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | zhs | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #105 | mythic | zhs | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #7 | mythic | zht | Katerina Ladon | — | — |
Official Rulings (6)
Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
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.
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
“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.
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
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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