---
name: "Take Up the Shield"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "34"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Josiah "Jo" Cameron"
oracle_id: "e8d0eafe-540a-4b2e-a989-e98ff3c31105"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/take-up-the-shield-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Take Up the Shield
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

> *La frontera era un yunque en el que se acabaron forjando muchos héroes improbables.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shields Up!](/printing/shields-up-trk.md) — Instant
2. [Rush of Vitality](/printing/rush-of-vitality-klr.md) — Instant
3. [Mortal's Resolve](/printing/mortals-resolve-bng.md) — Instant
4. [Professor's Warning](/printing/professors-warning-stx.md) — Instant
5. [Make a Stand](/printing/make-a-stand-ogw.md) — Instant
6. [Gaea's Gift](/printing/gaeas-gift-bro.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #34
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Josiah "Jo" Cameron
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

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