---
name: "Shield of the Ages"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ME1"
set_name: "Masters Edition"
collector_number: "165"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "65164450-b477-4096-8146-ebb80a709787"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shield-of-the-ages-me1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shield of the Ages
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{2}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

> *"This shield is a true rarity: an artifact whose purpose is obvious."
—Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi machinist*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pentagram of the Ages](/printing/pentagram-of-the-ages-me4.md) — Artifact
2. [Conservator](/printing/conservator-sum.md) — Artifact
3. [Pearl Shard](/printing/pearl-shard-plst.md) — Artifact
4. [The Protector](/printing/the-protector-thp1.md) — Hero
5. [Circle of Protection: Artifacts](/printing/circle-of-protection-artifacts-atq.md) — Enchantment
6. [Squee's Toy](/printing/squees-toy-tmp.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition (ME1) #165
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 7 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: `legal`