Boon of Safety

Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #4 · Common · Instant

Mana cost: {W}

Put a shield counter on target creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Scry 1.

"Saving a stranger's life is an excellent recruitment method. Luckily, peril is so easy to come by."
—Falco Spara

Illustrated by Robin Olausson · Released April 29, 2022

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2022-04-29 · wotc — Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
2022-04-29 · wotc — If the target is illegal as Boon of Safety attempts to resolve, it will be removed from the stack and its controller will not scry.
2022-04-29 · wotc — “Shield” is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.
2022-04-29 · wotc — A creature with a shield counter on it may still be destroyed by state-based actions if it has damage marked on it equal to its toughness or has been dealt unpreventable damage by a source with deathtouch.
2022-04-29 · wotc — If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
2022-04-29 · wotc — Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
2022-04-29 · wotc — If a permanent that would be dealt damage has more than one shield counter on it, that damage is prevented and only one shield counter is removed.