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Elspeth Resplendent

Elspeth Resplendent

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Streets of New Capenna

#11 · EN · Mythic · 2022-04-29

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Elspeth Resplendent

{3}{W}{W}

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.

Loyalty: 5

Artist: Anna Steinbauer

Color identity: W

Related cards: Elspeth Resplendent Angel

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Nonfoil$5.48€3.31
Foil$5.99€4.06

MTGO: 0.02 tix

Data snapshot 2026-10-22. Not live offers.

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Editions & versions

8 printings across 4 editions. Choose a printing to view its artwork and details.

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Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historiclegal
Timelesslegal
Gladiatorlegal
Pioneerlegal
Modernlegal
Legacylegal
Paupernot legal
Vintagelegal
Pennylegal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawllegal
Competitivebrawllegal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommandernot legal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Predhnot legal
Tlrnot legal
Rulings

2022-04-29 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 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.

2022-04-29 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.

2022-04-29 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 Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.

2022-04-29 Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.

2022-04-29 “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.

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