---
name: "Iron-Shield Elf"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "404"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Adrián Rodríguez Pérez"
oracle_id: "1c77b4da-b580-4ce9-b127-76de674f5694"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/iron-shield-elf-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Iron-Shield Elf
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/1

## Oracle Text
Discard a card: This creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it still dies.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Seasoned Hallowblade](/printing/seasoned-hallowblade-m21.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Estwald Shieldbasher](/printing/estwald-shieldbasher-dbl.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Drudge Sentinel](/printing/drudge-sentinel-plst.md) — Creature — Skeleton Warrior
4. [Armor of Shadows](/printing/armor-of-shadows-hbg.md) — Instant
5. [Withstand Death](/printing/withstand-death-som.md) — Instant
6. [Angelheart Protector](/printing/angelheart-protector-znr.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #404
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Adrián Rodríguez Pérez
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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