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Creature — Human Soldier
Defender
Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.
"Hold fast the line! Either we stop them here or we wake up in their guts!" —Tala Vertan, Makindi shieldmate
Power / Toughness
0 / 3
Rarity
Collector #
ROE #46
Artist
Released
2010-04-23
CMC
2
Recommendation Intent
Mix oracle, flavor, and visual signals
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.
wotc · 2010-06-15
