---
name: "Owlin Shieldmage"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Bird Warlock"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Ward"]
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "210"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Raoul Vitale"
oracle_id: "50c477c1-8457-40f6-bba9-1a4ba0862178"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/owlin-shieldmage-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Owlin Shieldmage
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Warlock
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, Ward

## Oracle Text
Flying
Ward—Pay 3 life. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 3 life.)

> *"La próxima vez, apunta más alto".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aegis Sculptor](/printing/aegis-sculptor-tdm.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
2. [Skyward Spider](/printing/skyward-spider-om1.md) — Creature — Spider Human Hero
3. [Waterfall Aerialist](/printing/waterfall-aerialist-stx.md) — Creature — Djinn Wizard
4. [Rimeshield Frost Giant](/printing/rimeshield-frost-giant-hbg.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
5. [Sedgemoor Witch](/printing/sedgemoor-witch-stx.md) — Creature — Human Warlock
6. [Archive Dragon](/printing/archive-dragon-woe.md) — Creature — Dragon Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #210
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Raoul Vitale
- **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: `not_legal`