Nature Shields Its Own
Archenemy Schemes 32★ • common
- Set
- Archenemy Schemes
- Collector number
- 32★
- Rarity
- Common
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Stanko
- Market price
- $3.24
What it does
(An ongoing scheme remains face up until it's abandoned.)
Whenever a creature attacks and isn't blocked, if you're the defending player, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token that's blocking that creature.
When four or more creatures attack you, abandon this scheme at end of combat.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Nature Shields Its Own was released in 2010 as part of the Archenemy product line for Magic: The Gathering. Designed as a 'scheme' card, it belongs to a unique deck type used in the Archenemy format, where one player assumes the role of a villain battling multiple opponents simultaneously. The card was created to provide the Archenemy with a powerful defensive mechanism, reflecting the theme of the environment itself protecting the controller against coordinated attacks.
The artwork for this card, rendered in the high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the era, emphasizes the interconnectedness of nature and magic. By allowing the Archenemy to prevent all combat damage dealt to them, the card was intended to shift the momentum of a game when the villain was under heavy pressure. It remains a hallmark of the set's design goal to balance the asymmetrical gameplay inherent in the Archenemy format through dramatic, game-altering effects.
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