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Stalwart Shield-Bearers

{1}{W}

Creature — Human Soldier

ROERise of the Eldrazi#46common

"Hold fast the line! Either we stop them here or we wake up in their guts!" —Tala Vertan, Makindi shieldmate

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 889
Illustrator
Austin Hsu
Found in
Rise of the Eldrazi MTGO Redemption · Rise of the Eldrazi MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#5,096
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Defender Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.
0/3
Defender
Market · per finishspark updated 21m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+39.4%
$1.84
$0.87 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$12.01
$7.21 low-$1.19 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.84· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Jun 15, 2010
  • WotCJun 15, 2010

    Stalwart Shield-Bearers continually checks which creatures you control have defender and gives the bonus only to them. If an effect causes a creature with defender to lose defender (as Shoal Serpent does), Stalwart Shield-Bearers stops giving it the bonus for as long as it doesn’t have defender. On the other hand, if a spell or ability causes a creature to be able to attack as though it didn’t have defender (as Warmonger’s Chariot does), Stalwart Shield-Bearers continues to give it the bonus because it never actually loses the defender ability.

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