First printed in Eldritch Moon (2016)
Cathar's Shield 
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has vigilance.
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (5 of 6150). Most played in Vivi Ornitier.
Combos
5 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite damage, Infinite looting…: Barrage Ogre + Cathar's Shield + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Jeskai Ascendancy
- Infinite damage, Infinite looting…: Cathar's Shield + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Jeskai Ascendancy + Orcish Vandal
- Infinite damage, Infinite looting…: Cathar's Shield + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Jeskai Ascendancy + Orcish Mechanics
- Infinite damage, Infinite looting…: Cathar's Shield + Embraal Gear-Smasher + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Jeskai Ascendancy
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers…: Cathar's Shield + Cavalier of Dawn + Infinite Reflection + March of the Machines
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal
