---
name: "Timid Shieldbearer"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Kithkin Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo"
oracle_id: "8bef3511-ceeb-4d57-972a-ab363ecacd5b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/timid-shieldbearer-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Timid Shieldbearer
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Kithkin Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{4}{W}: Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

> *Fear is especially potent through the thoughtweft. A lone kithkin's panic can motivate a doun.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kithkin Shielddare](/printing/kithkin-shielddare-shm.md) — Creature — Kithkin Soldier
2. [Burrenton Shield-Bearers](/printing/burrenton-shield-bearers-mor.md) — Creature — Kithkin Soldier
3. [Kinsbaile Skirmisher](/printing/kinsbaile-skirmisher-ddo.md) — Creature — Kithkin Soldier
4. [Sea Gate Banneret](/printing/sea-gate-banneret-znr.md) — Creature — Kor Warrior
5. [Charismatic Vanguard](/printing/charismatic-vanguard-dmu.md) — Creature — Dwarf Soldier
6. [Shield Wall](/printing/shield-wall-7ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #39
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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