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◇ Catalog #17

Delaying Shield

ody·#17·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Luca Zontini

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wishlisted

Oct '01

25 yr ago

Value

$6.74+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $5.94 · low $5.41

NM$5.74

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.30–$6.06modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.74low $0.03range 19033.3%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,455 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$31

Nonfoil$5.74

Gameplay

Enchantment

If damage would be dealt to you, put that many delay counters on this enchantment instead. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from this enchantment. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay {1}{W}.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

Note that the damage is replaced and is not “prevented”. This means it can replace damage that “can’t be prevented”.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $5.74. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $5.74 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ODY — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #17 of *Odyssey*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2001 Odyssey release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{W} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #14,455 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Luca Zontini. Rarix catalogs 211 other cards credited to this artist.