---
name: "Shell Shield"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "ZNR"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wisnu Tan"
oracle_id: "73535033-2875-4a82-98d5-84548e349f13"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shell-shield-znr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Shell Shield
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {1} (You may pay an additional {1} as you cast this spell.)
Target creature you control gets +0/+3 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature also gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shore Up](/printing/shore-up-blb.md) — Instant
2. [Chase Inspiration](/printing/chase-inspiration-sos.md) — Instant
3. [Glint](/printing/glint-anb.md) — Instant
4. [Dive Down](/printing/dive-down-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Octopus Form](/printing/octopus-form-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
6. [Shields Up!](/printing/shields-up-trk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wisnu Tan
- **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`