Sanctuary Warden
Creature — Angel Soldier
Sanctuary Warden
Creature — Angel Soldier
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 6
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- Power / Toughness
- 5 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #7,291
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (25)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | en | Julie Dillon | $0.76 | $1.12 |
| Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) | #30s | mythic | en | Johannes Voss | — | $4.31 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | en | Johannes Voss | $0.67 | $0.98 |
| Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) | #30p | mythic | en | Johannes Voss | $1.20 | $1.72 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #443 | mythic | en | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | de | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | de | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | es | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | es | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | fr | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | fr | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | it | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | it | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | ja | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | ja | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | ko | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | ko | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | pt | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | pt | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | ru | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | ru | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | zhs | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | zhs | Johannes Voss | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #343 | mythic | zht | Julie Dillon | — | — |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC) | #30 | mythic | zht | Johannes Voss | — | — |
Official Rulings (7)
"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.
Sanctuary Warden's triggered ability allows you to remove any kind of counter, not just a shield counter.
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
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.
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.
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
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