Shield Bearer
Ice Age 52 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 52
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
"You have almost completed your four years, my son. Soon you shall be a Skyknight."— Arna Kennerüd, Skyknight
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shield Bearer was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Ice Age was a landmark set designed to be a standalone, self-contained experience that introduced a colder, more desolate thematic aesthetic compared to the earlier sets in the game's history. As a common creature, it was intended to fill out the defensive capabilities of white-aligned decks during the game's early growth phase.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, a prominent illustrator during the game's formative years known for his distinctive, often gritty ink-and-wash style. Frazier’s depiction of the Shield Bearer captures the utilitarian, heavy-armored aesthetic prevalent in the Ice Age set, focusing on the character's role as a stalwart frontline defender. Upon release, the card was widely distributed among players as a staple of the common pool, serving as a functional piece of game mechanics rather than a thematic centerpiece.
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