Falco Spara, Pactweaver

Rules for this card

• Flying Rule 702.9 Glossary

  A keyword ability that restricts how a creature may be blocked. See rule 702.9, “Flying.”

• Trample Rule 702.19 Glossary

  A keyword ability that modifies how a creature assigns combat damage. See rule 702.19, “Trample.”

Rulings (8)

• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  "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.
• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  Removing a counter from a creature is an additional cost of casting the spell and may be combined with other additional costs or alternative costs that spell may have, such as casualty.
• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  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.
• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  If you cast a spell with casualty this way, you can pay the costs in any order, which means that you may remove a counter from a creature then sacrifice it to pay the casualty cost. Bear in mind that removing a +1/+1 counter this way will reduce a creature's power, which might prevent you from paying the casualty cost with that creature.
• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  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.
• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
• April 29, 2022 · Wizards of the Coast
  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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