Undercover Operative
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Shapeshifter Rogue
Mana Cost: {2}{U}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with a shield counter on it if you control that creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Set: Streets of New Capenna (#63), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Tyler Walpole
Creature
Blue
Rare
$0.41
Regular
$0.45
✨ Foil
€0.38
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (6)
2022-04-29
Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
2022-04-29
Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
2022-04-29
A creature with a shield counter on it may still be destroyed by state-based actions if it has damage marked on it equal to its toughness or has been dealt unpreventable damage by a source with deathtouch.
2022-04-29
“Shield” is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.
2022-04-29
If a permanent that would be dealt damage has more than one shield counter on it, that damage is prevented and only one shield counter is removed.
2022-04-29
If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
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