Shield Mate
Exodus 19 • common
- Set
- Exodus
- Collector number
- 19
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Randy Elliott
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets +0/+4 until end of turn.
They bear weightier burdens than the shields they carry.
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 Mate was released in 1998 as part of the Exodus set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It emerged during a pivotal era for the game, serving as the third and final installment of the Rath Cycle, which advanced the game's overarching narrative regarding the invasion of the plane of Rath by the villainous Phyrexian empire.
The card was illustrated by veteran artist Heather Hudson, who contributed extensively to the game’s visual identity during the late nineties. Her design aimed to capture the defensive nature of the creature, depicting a stoic, armored guardian. The artwork reflects the period's preference for painterly, fantasy-focused aesthetics that helped establish the unique visual language of the game's early expansions.
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