First printed in Streets of New Capenna (2022)
All 5 prints
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Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #30p, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #30s, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #30, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #343, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #443, 2022
Sanctuary Warden 
Creature — Angel Soldier
Flying
This creature enters with two shield counters on it.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may remove a counter from a creature or planeswalker you control. If you do, draw a card and create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token.
5/5
- Illustrated by
- Johannes Voss
- Watermark
- Brokers
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (7)
- If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.
- Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.
- 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.
- Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.
- Sanctuary Warden's triggered ability allows you to remove any kind of counter, not just a shield counter.
- "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.
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.007 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC), Premier Draft | 68.7% | +13.6 | +15.4 | 8300 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC), Sealed | 69.8% | +15.5 | +15.8 | 1046 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen