Contractual Safeguard
New Capenna Commander 14 • rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Collector number
- 14
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Gaboleps
- Market price
- $1.59
What it does
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a shield counter on a creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Choose a kind of counter on a creature you control. Put a counter of that kind on each other creature you control.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Contractual Safeguard was released in 2022 as part of the New Capenna Commander set, a supplemental expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set draws heavy inspiration from 1920s noir and Art Deco aesthetics, focusing on the five crime families that control the metropolis of New Capenna. Mechanically, the card was designed to support the 'counters matter' theme prevalent in the set's white-aligned strategies, providing a versatile defensive option for decks centered around building up creatures with various enhancement markers.
The artwork was provided by illustrator Gaboleps, who utilized the set's signature high-contrast, stylized visual language to depict a clandestine legal or magical binding. The illustration captures the essence of the city's corrupt, bureaucratic underworld, where deals are enforced with supernatural severity. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility piece for Commander players, valued primarily for its ability to protect high-value commanders or key creatures from targeted removal and combat effects.
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