Delaying Shield
Odyssey 17 • rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Luca Zontini
- Market price
- $6.73
What it does
If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on this enchantment instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from this enchantment. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay 1 generic mana white mana.
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
Delaying Shield was introduced in the Odyssey expansion set for Magic: The Gathering, released by Wizards of the Coast in October 2001. As a white enchantment, it reflected the set's thematic focus on the graveyard and the mechanics of damage prevention, offering a unique stall strategy that mirrored the resilience often associated with white-aligned cards in the game's color pie.
The card’s illustration was created by the artist Donato Giancola, who is well-regarded for his mastery of oil painting and classical technique within the fantasy genre. Giancola designed the piece to visually convey the abstract concept of damage postponement, balancing the aesthetic requirements of the Odyssey set's lore-heavy world with the functional clarity required for competitive play during that era.
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