Singer of Swift Rivers

{1}{G}{U}

Creature — Merfolk Shaman

LCCThe Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander#98rare
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 546
Illustrator
Gabor Szikszai
Found in
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander Deck Explorers of the Deep · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Set Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flash When this creature enters, put a shield counter on another target creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) You may cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash.
3/2
Flash
Market · per finishspark updated 19h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+7.4%
$0.29
$0.01 low-$0.08 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.29· across 2 printings

Rulings

6 · latest Nov 10, 2023 · one tap opens all
  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    "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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    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.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

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

  • WotCNov 10, 2023

    Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.