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Shield of the Avatar {1}

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 {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

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Magic 2015

English · 2014-07-18

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Magic 2015 (released 2014-07-18), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 97c2cc25-f3cd-4bfb-b9cc-53d1f42cd69a
Oracle ID: a4433da6-78b7-4669-a0dd-e7ea9672b0bc
TCGplayer ID: 91039

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