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Briar Shield

Magic: The GatheringWeatherlight#121

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WeatherlightWTH · #121

Card type: Enchantment — Aura
Rarity: Common
Indicative price: 0.31 € · 0.24 $
Mana value: 1
Colour: Green

Card text

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. Sacrifice this Aura: Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PauperLegal
PaupercommanderLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Scott Kirschner
Card language: English
Release date: 1997-06-09

Flavour text

In all its forms, the forest is the elves' best protector.

Rulings

2008-04-01

When you cast Briar Shield's activated ability, Briar Shield is put into the graveyard as a cost. The +1/+1 effect immediately ends, but the +3/+3 effect won't begin until the ability resolves. The enchanted creature gets no bonus while Briar Shield's ability is on the stack. If its toughness is 0 during this time, it'll be put into the graveyard.