First printed in Streets of New Capenna (2022)
All 5 prints
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #99713, 2022 (digital)
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Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #63p, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna Promos (PSNC) #63s, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #414, 2022
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Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #63, 2022
Undercover Operative 
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.)
0/0
- Illustrated by
- Tyler Walpole
- 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 (6)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 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 | 57.6% | +2.5 | +3.3 | 15235 |
| Streets of New Capenna (SNC), Sealed | 57.0% | +2.7 | +0.5 | 1637 |
- 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
Combos
66 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB: Felidar Guardian + Undercover Operative
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Princess Yue + Undercover Operative + Wormfang Newt
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Princess Yue + Undercover Operative + Wormfang Turtle
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Astral Dragon + Princess Yue + Undercover Operative
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Undercover Operative (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Undercover Operative + Wispweaver Angel
- Infinite self-mill: Mirror-Mad Phantasm + Undercover Operative
- Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB…: Phantasmal Image + Radiant Solar + Sefris of the Hidden Ways + Undercover Operative
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Karmic Guide + Undercover Operative
- Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB…: Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore + Radiant Solar + Sefris of the Hidden Ways + Undercover Operative
