Elspeth Resplendent 
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Planeswalker — Elspeth
+1: Choose up to one target creature. Put a +1/+1 counter and a counter from among flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance on it. −3: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield with a shield counter on it. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. −7: Create five 3/3 white Angel creature tokens with flying.
Printing details
- Set
- SNC · 282
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Tom Roberts
- Released
- 2022-04-29
- Prices
- €4.55 · $7.23
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 | €4.55 | €5.11 |
| October 29, 2026 | €4.45 | €5.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €4.44 | €5.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €2.73 trend €4.55 30-day avg €4.54 | low €5.96 trend €6.72 30-day avg €7.06 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €5.11 with Zero from €5.11 | NM from €8.64 with Zero from €9.60 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €4.55 | NM from €6.04 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 1, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 1, 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 Legal
- competitivebrawl Legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Legal
- historic Legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
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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.
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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.
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Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
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If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
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For Elspeth's first ability, its controller chooses flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance, then that counter and the +1/+1 counter are placed on the target creature at the same time.
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“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.