Shield of the Righteous

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-	C$ 0.49	0.03 tix

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Name	Shield of the Righteous
Type	Artifact — equipment
Description	Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has vigilance. Whenever equipped creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Equip
Artist	David Palumbo
Set	Alara Reborn #11
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About Shield of the Righteous

Shield of the Righteous, Artifact — equipment, designed by David Palumbo first released in Apr, 2009 in the set Alara Reborn. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of C$ 0.49.

This card can be beneficial in a control or defensive deck that focuses on stalling the opponent's attacks and maintaining board presence. While Shield of the Righteous offers some protection and utility with the untapping ability, there are potentially better options like Sword of Fire and Ice or Sword of Feast and Famine that provide additional benefits such as card draw or mana advantage. Whether Shield of the Righteous should see play depends on the specific strategy and synergy within the deck, as it may not always be the most optimal choice compared to other equipment cards available.

Rules

05/01/09

Shield of the Righteous’s second ability doesn’t track the blocked creature’s controller. If that creature changes controllers before its old controller’s next untap step, this ability will prevent it from untapping during its new controller’s next untap step.

05/01/09

When the equipped creature blocks a creature, Shield of the Righteous’s second ability doesn’t tap the blocked creature (in case it happens to be untapped due to vigilance, for example). It just causes that creature to not untap during its controller’s next untap step.