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Mirror-Shield Hoplite

March of the Machine β€’ #247 β€’ uncommon
Creature β€” Human Soldier |
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Mirror-Shield Hoplite

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Live Value $0.12
Foil Multiplier: 2.92x
Reprint Profile:
Never Reprinted MINIMAL

Never reprinted since its original release.

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Rarity
uncommon
Set Origin
Daily Shift
0.00%
EDHREC Rank
#23,886
Mana Cost
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Oracle Data

Card Type Creature β€” Human Soldier
Color Identity Red , White
Power / Toughness 2 / 2
πŸ–‹οΈ Curator's Notes
Vigilance

Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a backup ability, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy. This ability triggers only once each turn.

"In the shield's gleaming surface, the Phyrexian saw a reflection of what it once had been, and paused."

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Official Judge Precedents

7 Precedents

The abilities that backup grants to the target creature are determined only once, at the time the ability triggers. They won’t change if the permanent with backup loses any abilities before the backup ability resolves.

If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a card with a backup ability or a token is created that is a copy of that card, the order of the printed abilities is maintained.

Backup confers only abilities that are actually printed below it. Any abilities that are gained by the permanent are ignored, including abilities gained due to a resolving spell or ability or copy effects.

If a backup ability targets the creature with backup, that creature will get +1/+1 counters, but it won’t gain additional abilities.

If a creature other than the creature with backup ends up as the target of both the backup ability and the copy, it will end up with two +1/+1 counters and it will gain the non-backup abilities twice. In some cases, the duplicate abilities will be redundant (two instances of flying, for example). However, if it picks up two triggered abilities, for example, those abilities trigger independently.

The source of the copy is the same as the source of the original backup ability. If the creature that ends up as the target of the copy is that original creature with backup, it will get a +1/+1 counter, but it won’t gain any abilities. If it’s a creature other than that original creature, it will get a +1/+1 counter and gain abilities.

If a backup ability causes another creature to gain abilities, the creature with backup will still have those abilities.

πŸ“œ Technical Attributes
Release Date: 2023-04-21
Artist Reference: Alex Brock
Border Profile: black
✨ Variants & Finishes
Available Finishes Standard β€’ Traditional Foil
Promo Status NO
Edition Status Original Printing

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal
modern legal
legacy legal
commander legal
pioneer legal
pauper not_legal
vintage legal
brawl legal
explorer not_legal
penny not_legal
predh not_legal
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