Shield of the Avatar 
Artifact — Equipment
Oracle text (EN)
Artifact — Equipment
If a source would deal damage to equipped creature, prevent X of that damage, where X is the number of creatures you control.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Printing details
- Set
- M15 · 230
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Released
- 2014-07-18
- Prices
- €0.10 · $0.36
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2026 | €0.10 | €0.25 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.11 | €0.25 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.10 30-day avg €0.28 | low – trend €0.51 30-day avg €0.49 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.25 with Zero from €0.25 | NM from €0.58 with Zero from €0.58 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.24 | NM from €0.34 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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If multiple effects modify how damage is dealt, the player being dealt damage or the controller of the permanent being dealt damage chooses the order to apply the effects. For example, Dictate of the Twin Gods says, “If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.” Suppose the equipped creature would be dealt 3 damage while Dictate of the Twin Gods is on the battlefield and you control two creatures. You can either (a) prevent 2 damage first and then let Dictate of the Twin Gods’s effect apply, for a result of the equipped creature being dealt 2 damage, or (b) double the damage to 6 and then prevent 2 damage, for a result of the creature being dealt 4 damage.
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To determine how much damage to prevent, use the number of creatures you control when damage would be dealt, including the equipped creature. Notably, if damage would be dealt to multiple creatures at the same time, you’ll count the number of creatures you control before any of that damage is dealt.