---
name: "Nyxborn Shieldmate"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bestow"]
set: "BNG"
set_name: "Born of the Gods"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "a1012f33-7ebd-47c6-b670-1b0dc046fbce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nyxborn-shieldmate-bng"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nyxborn Shieldmate
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Bestow

## Oracle Text
Bestow {2}{W} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.

> *Les murs de Mélétis ont des oreilles. Ceux d'Akros ont des lames.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nyxborn Eidolon](/printing/nyxborn-eidolon-bng.md) — Enchantment Creature — Spirit
2. [Sightless Brawler](/printing/sightless-brawler-jou.md) — Enchantment Creature — Human Warrior
3. [Nyxborn Wolf](/printing/nyxborn-wolf-bng.md) — Enchantment Creature — Wolf
4. [Eidolon of Countless Battles](/printing/eidolon-of-countless-battles-woc.md) — Enchantment Creature — Spirit
5. [Nyxborn Rollicker](/printing/nyxborn-rollicker-bng.md) — Enchantment Creature — Satyr
6. [Shield Mate](/printing/shield-mate-exo.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Born of the Gods (BNG) #21
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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