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Take Up the Shield
Oracle Text
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains lifelink and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Take Up the Shield is a clean, efficient white trick that best supports aggro and midrange-tempo decks, especially those trying to keep a key attacker or blocker alive while squeezing in extra damage. For two mana, it does three useful things at once: it grows a creature permanently with a +1/+1 counter, turns combat in your favor with lifelink, and blanks most removal and damage-based trades with indestructible for the turn. That makes it excellent on evasive creatures, double-strikers, or any creature with on-hit abilities, since the lifelink swing can quickly reverse a race. In Dominaria United Limited, it also plays well with token-heavy decks, where turning a small token into a protected lifelinking threat can create surprise stability. In Constructed, it pairs nicely with cards that care about counters or combat damage, and it’s especially punishing when used after blockers are declared, forcing awkward blocks while preserving your board presence.
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Character Background
Take Up the Shield is a clean, efficient white trick that best supports aggro and midrange-tempo decks, especially those trying to keep a key attacker or blocker alive while squeezing in extra damage. For two mana, it does three useful things at once: it grows a creature permanently with a +1/+1 counter, turns combat in your favor with lifelink, and blanks most removal and damage-based trades with indestructible for the turn. That makes it excellent on evasive creatures, double-strikers, or any creature with on-hit abilities, since the lifelink swing can quickly reverse a race. In Dominaria United Limited, it also plays well with token-heavy decks, where turning a small token into a protected lifelinking threat can create surprise stability. In Constructed, it pairs nicely with cards that care about counters or combat damage, and it’s especially punishing when used after blockers are declared, forcing awkward blocks while preserving your board presence.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-09-05 13:10:44 UTC