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Undercover Operative

Undercover Operative Price

5 printings · 3 sets · first printed 2022

Cheapest $0.37
Median $0.43
Highest $0.79
EDHREC Rank #5,453

Undercover Operative has been printed 5 times across 3 sets, first in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is Streets of New Capenna Promos #63p at $0.37, while the most expensive is Streets of New Capenna Promos #63s at $0.79 — about 2× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.43. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 5x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Every Undercover Operative Printing, Compared

Cheapest first · unpriced last
Printing Year Price Dealer Buys
Streets of New Capenna Promos #63p (R) Cheapest 2022 $0.37 $1.05
Streets of New Capenna #63 (R) 2022 $0.40 $0.06
Streets of New Capenna #414 (R) 2022 $0.47 $0.07
Streets of New Capenna Promos #63s (R) Foil 2022 $0.79 $0.80 foil
Magic Online Promos #99713 (R) 2022 — —

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Oracle Text
Creature — Shapeshifter Rogue
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with a shield counter on it if you control that creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
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Legal In
Pioneer Modern Legacy Vintage Commander Brawl Penny Dreadful

Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 5 versions.

Official Judge Precedents

6 Precedents

Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.

Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.

A creature with a shield counter on it may still be destroyed by state-based actions if it has damage marked on it equal to its toughness or has been dealt unpreventable damage by a source with deathtouch.

“Shield” is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.

If a permanent that would be dealt damage has more than one shield counter on it, that damage is prevented and only one shield counter is removed.

If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.