First printed in Alliances (1996)

All 2 prints

Masters Edition (ME1) #166, 2007 (digital)
Alliances (ALL) #129, 1996

Shield Sphere

Artifact Creature — Wall

Defender
Whenever this creature blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.

In the last 30 days 0.5% of Premodern decks played it (3 of 590). Most played in RG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 1.4% of Commander decks played it (89 of 6150). Most played in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy.

Combos

324 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Hullbreaker Horror + Ornithopter + Shield Sphere
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Hullbreaker Horror + Phyrexian Walker + Shield Sphere
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Hullbreaker Horror + Memnite + Shield Sphere
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Gwenom, Remorseless + Mortuary + Shield Sphere + Viscera Seer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Gwenom, Remorseless + Mortuary + Shield Sphere + Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Bolas's Citadel + Mortuary + Shield Sphere + Viscera Seer
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Bolas's Citadel + Mortuary + Shield Sphere + Umbral Collar Zealot
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Goblin Bombardment + Koll, the Forgemaster + Sai of the Shinobi + Shield Sphere
Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite creature LTB…: Cloudstone Curio + Ornithopter + Rendmaw, Creaking Nest + Shield Sphere
Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Hullbreaker Horror + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Shield Sphere

See all 324 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not 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 Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Premodern Other periods →

In 3 of 590 decks (0.5%).

Share of decks

0.5%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.3

in the main deck

Win rate

40%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
RG (unclassified)	0.8%	60%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mindless Automaton	100%	196.7
Gamble	100%	196.7
Goblin Welder	100%	147.5
Winter Orb	100%	98.3
Tangle Wire	100%	98.3
Anger	100%	49.2
Quirion Ranger	100%	42.1
Krosan Tusker	100%	34.7
Nantuko Vigilante	100%	31.1
Tsabo's Web	100%	17.9

Best win rate

Deck	Record
RG Heebie_Jeebies in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
RG heavyplayed, 27 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG fpawlusz, 23 Oct	1 main	5-0
RG Heebie_Jeebies, 4 Oct	2 main	#18 2-3

Commander Other periods →

In 89 of 6150 decks (1.4%).

Share of decks

1.4%

▼ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

89 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

34%

19 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	1%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	4%
Arcum Dagsson	0.7%	100%
Terra, Magical Adept	0.5%	7%
Gwenom, Remorseless	0.3%	72%
Flubs, the Fool	0.2%	60%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang	0.1%	22%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Mana Vault	100%	1.2
Lotus Petal	100%	1.1
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Mox Opal	99%	1.7
Chrome Mox	99%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	99%	1.1
Mox Diamond	97%	1.1
Ancient Tomb	91%	1.0
City of Traitors	79%	1.9
Urza's Saga	72%	3.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Arcum Dagsson Sendoa Cardiel in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	5-1 83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Ervin Kuc in Piece of Cake (unofficial Czech cEDH championship)	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Ervin Kuc in Czech cEDH monthly tournament 10/2026	3-2 60%
Arcum Dagsson FlexGod [TYRNT] in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	3-2 60%
Gwenom, Remorseless 🎀Melissa\|Sparky’sGaming ⚡️ in TITANS OF THE UNDERGROUND FNM LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER	3-2 60%
Arcum Dagsson Nathaniel Smith in Mario's Birthday Madness	3-3 50%
Gwenom, Remorseless Donna Pulley in The CEDH Witching Hour	3-4 43%
Flubs, the Fool Nicolas Barrera in CEDH SABANA - Cedh x Dual 2da edición VOLCANIC ISLAND	3-4 43%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Arcum Dagsson Nathaniel Smith, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 3-3
Arcum Dagsson Blayne Severson, 25 Oct	1 main	#5 3-1
Plagon, Lord of the Beach Arek Schultz, 25 Oct	1 main	#12 2-4
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician James Petersen, 25 Oct	1 main	#21 1-2
Arcum Dagsson Adam Barda, 25 Oct	1 main	#5 2-3
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician Riccardo Norcini, 25 Oct	1 main	#4 2-2
Arcum Dagsson Nate.T, 24 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
Gwenom, Remorseless Tyler Cooley, 24 Oct	1 main	#13 1-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 80 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks

1.3%

▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	1.3%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Blue AllienWalker, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Pauper.