---
name: "Delaying Shield"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Luca Zontini"
oracle_id: "e03b553a-3d0d-453e-ad3e-f7d4b9fb2624"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/delaying-shield-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Delaying Shield
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on this enchantment instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from this enchantment. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay {1}{W}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Force Bubble](/printing/force-bubble-scg.md) — Enchantment
2. [Shield of the Ages](/printing/shield-of-the-ages-ice.md) — Artifact
3. [Lashknife Barrier](/printing/lashknife-barrier-pls.md) — Enchantment
4. [Hypochondria](/printing/hypochondria-tor.md) — Enchantment
5. [Aegis of Honor](/printing/aegis-of-honor-ody.md) — Enchantment
6. [Righteous Aura](/printing/righteous-aura-mmq.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #17
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Luca Zontini
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`