Staunch Shieldmate
Core Set 2021 39 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Collector number
- 39
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Bartłomiej Gaweł
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
"Gilded with gold from a dragon's trove, it is! And etched with the image of the dragon I slew to take it."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Staunch Shieldmate was introduced as part of the Core Set 2021 for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Core sets are designed to serve as a foundational entry point for new players while providing reprints and new mechanics for long-term hobbyists. This specific card represents the white mana color identity, emphasizing themes of defensive play, loyalty, and protection within the game's expansive high-fantasy narrative.
The illustration was crafted by artist Lie Setiawan, who utilized a clean, digital aesthetic to depict the armored soldier in a stoic, defensive posture. The design intent was to visually convey the 'defender' keyword mechanic, ensuring that the art matched the card's mechanical function of shielding other permanents. Upon its release, it was regarded as a standard utility piece within the set's limited environment, noted for its thematic coherence with other white-aligned soldiers in the cycle.
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