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Nyxborn Shieldmate

First printed in Born of the Gods (2014)

Nyxborn Shieldmate

Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier

Bestow 2 genericWhite (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.

In Meletis, the walls have ears. In Akros, they have blades.

1/2

Illustrated by
Eric Deschamps

Legality

Legal in
Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
Not legal in
Standard, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl

Rulings (5)
  • If a permanent with bestow enters the battlefield by any method other than being cast, it will be an enchantment creature. You can't choose to pay the bestow cost and have it become an Aura.
  • Auras attached to a creature don't become tapped when the creature becomes tapped. Except in some rare cases, an Aura with bestow remains untapped when it becomes unattached and becomes a creature.
  • Unlike other Aura spells, an Aura spell with bestow isn't countered if its target is illegal as it begins to resolve. Rather, the effect making it an Aura spell ends, it loses enchant creature, it returns to being an enchantment creature spell, and it resolves and enters the battlefield as an enchantment creature.
  • On the stack, a spell with bestow is either a creature spell or an Aura spell. It's never both, although it's an enchantment spell in either case.
  • Unlike other Auras, an Aura with bestow isn't put into its owner's graveyard if it becomes unattached. Rather, the effect making it an Aura ends, it loses enchant creature, and it remains on the battlefield as an enchantment creature. It can attack (and its tap abilities can be activated, if it has any) on the turn it becomes unattached if it's been under your control continuously, even as an Aura, since your most recent turn began.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).

Combos

4 combos, the most popular first: