Shield Bearer is a classic white creature card from Magic: The Gathering's 1995 Ice Age expansion, featuring the unique Banding mechanic.
Shield Bearer
1995 • Magic: The Gathering • Ice Age
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Shield Bearer is a foundational white creature card from the 1995 Ice Age expansion, identified as card number 52 in the set. Designed by artist Dan Frazier, this Common card features the Type Line Creature — Human Soldier and costs {1}{W} to cast. It possesses a mana value of 2 and brings a power/toughness stat line of 0/3 to the battlefield. The card's primary mechanical identity revolves around the Banding keyword, allowing it to group with other creatures for shared combat damage control. This flexibility made it a staple in many early Magic: The Gathering strategies focused on resource management and tactical defense. For collectors, the Ice Age era represents a pivotal time in the game's history, introducing complex mechanics that defined early competitive play., enthusiasts seeking to complete their Ice Age collection or explore the roots of Magic's strategic depth can find this product listed alongside other vintage treasures. Whether you are building a thematic deck or curating a vintage set, Shield Bearer offers a tangible connection to the game's formative years.
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Shield Bearer
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Common
Dan Frazier
Card Stock
English
{1}{W}
Creature — Human Soldier
0 / 3
W
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Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
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