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Shield Sphere

MTG Shield Sphere details and prices

10.99
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9.24
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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Uncommon
Number: #129
Illustrator: Alan Rabinowitz
Edition: Alliances

Shield Sphere is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 1732
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Combos: 30 combos
Shield Sphere combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 2
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Versions: This card has 2 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Defender
Whenever this creature blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.
"My Soldiers know that they need never fear for their protection." —King Darien of Kjeldor

Price

10.99
@CardKingdom

9.24
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Price trend

Paper

Latest decks playing Shield Sphere

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Shield Sphere available on MTG decks website.

1st (3 - 0 - 1) 100%	Gruul By Urza1289	BO3	Liga Frostbite PreModern Covilhã 4 @Roll'Oriental	23% spiciness	03-Jun -2026	$938 ---
1st	Emry By Quentin "tinqk"...		Weekly Vizz @ Le Vizz (Rouen, France)	Not available spiciness	02-Jun -2026	$1710 ---
1st (7 - 0 - 2) 100%	Gruul By Jack Kitchen	BO3	$1K Premodern 9:30am Sunday @ SCG CON Washington	26% spiciness	31-May -2026	$942 ---
Top16 (1 - 4) 20%	Deck By Rafael Enrique ...		2° Fecha Camino al Clasificatorio cEDH @ Secret Elei	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$7537 ---
Top8 (2 - 2 - 2) 33%	Deck By Yñigo Tanpiengc...		Ascendancy: A CEDH Tournament	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$8018 ---
1st	Dargo & Jeska By Ohno Makoto		Commander Rumble (Shibuya, Japan)	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$8319 ---
Top16 (3 - 3) 50%	Gruul By Brett153	BO3	$1K Premodern 9:30am Sunday @ SCG CON Washington	13% spiciness	31-May -2026	$1381 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33%	Deck By Cayce Bowen		Layton Gaming Monthly cEDH!	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$5168 ---
Top4 (1 - 2 - 1) 25%	Deck By Melissa Shabbir...		Eldritch Bastion May CEDH @ The Eldritch Bastion	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$4296 ---
Top16 (2 - 4) 33%	Deck By Bradlee Ross		Crypts and Salsa 6.5K @ Crypts and Salsa	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$4348 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25%	Deck By Donna Pulley		The Side Deck's "Win-a-Wheel" CEDH Event @ The Side Deck Gam...	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$3246 ---
Top32 (1 - 2 - 2) 20%	Deck By Bryton holliday		Just Jam Force Pitch Force	Not available spiciness	31-May -2026	$7925 ---
Top32 (0 - 4 - 1) 0%	Deck By Zachary Bowshie...		cEDH $1k Cash Tournament @ The Card Wizards	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$7194 ---
Top16 (1 - 1 - 4) 16%	Deck By Javier Ruiz Tor...		CEDH TOPDECK STORE @ TopDeck Store	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$3768 ---
Top32 (0 - 1 - 3) 0%	Deck By Walter Neu		4. TQ1 cEDH 2026 / Qualifier cEDH Nationals Germany @ Cedh O...	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$4590 ---
Top32 (0 - 3 - 1) 0%	Deck By Philipp Hemgenb...		4. TQ1 cEDH 2026 / Qualifier cEDH Nationals Germany @ Cedh O...	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$3146 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	Deck By Jacob Martinez		cEDH "Four Duals" 2026 Tournament @ Power 9 Games	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$4771 ---
Top64 (1 - 3 - 1) 20%	Deck By Tristan Peterso...		From The Vault: cEDH 30 $1K @ The Mana Vault	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$6080 ---
Top16 (0 - 1 - 1) 0%	Deck By Jason Barry		CEDH Win-A-Dual @ Magnolia Gaming	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$8062 ---
Top32 (0 - 3) 0%	Deck By Matthew Shane J...		Blast Off Gaming cEDH Tournament! @ BLAST OFF GAMING	Not available spiciness	30-May -2026	$7982 ---

1st (3 - 0 - 1) 100% X BO3	Gruul By Urza1289 Liga Frostbite PreModern Covilhã 4 @Roll'Oriental	03-Jun 23% spiciness $938 ---
1st X	Emry By Quentin "tinqk"... Weekly Vizz @ Le Vizz (Rouen, France)	02-Jun Not available spiciness $1710 ---
1st (7 - 0 - 2) 100% X BO3	Gruul By Jack Kitchen $1K Premodern 9:30am Sunday @ SCG CON Washington	31-May 26% spiciness $942 ---
Top16 (1 - 4) 20% X	Deck By Rafael Enrique ... 2° Fecha Camino al Clasificatorio cEDH @ Secret Elei	31-May Not available spiciness $7537 ---
Top8 (2 - 2 - 2) 33% X	Deck By Yñigo Tanpiengc... Ascendancy: A CEDH Tournament	31-May Not available spiciness $8018 ---
1st X	Dargo & Jeska By Ohno Makoto Commander Rumble (Shibuya, Japan)	31-May Not available spiciness $8319 ---
Top16 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	Gruul By Brett153 $1K Premodern 9:30am Sunday @ SCG CON Washington	31-May 13% spiciness $1381 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33% X	Deck By Cayce Bowen Layton Gaming Monthly cEDH!	31-May Not available spiciness $5168 ---
Top4 (1 - 2 - 1) 25% X	Deck By Melissa Shabbir... Eldritch Bastion May CEDH @ The Eldritch Bastion	31-May Not available spiciness $4296 ---
Top16 (2 - 4) 33% X	Deck By Bradlee Ross Crypts and Salsa 6.5K @ Crypts and Salsa	31-May Not available spiciness $4348 ---
Top8 (1 - 2 - 1) 25% X	Deck By Donna Pulley The Side Deck's "Win-a-Wheel" CEDH Event @ The Side Deck Gam...	31-May Not available spiciness $3246 ---
Top32 (1 - 2 - 2) 20% X	Deck By Bryton holliday Just Jam Force Pitch Force	31-May Not available spiciness $7925 ---
Top32 (0 - 4 - 1) 0% X	Deck By Zachary Bowshie... cEDH $1k Cash Tournament @ The Card Wizards	30-May Not available spiciness $7194 ---
Top16 (1 - 1 - 4) 16% X	Deck By Javier Ruiz Tor... CEDH TOPDECK STORE @ TopDeck Store	30-May Not available spiciness $3768 ---
Top32 (0 - 1 - 3) 0% X	Deck By Walter Neu 4. TQ1 cEDH 2026 / Qualifier cEDH Nationals Germany @ Cedh O...	30-May Not available spiciness $4590 ---
Top32 (0 - 3 - 1) 0% X	Deck By Philipp Hemgenb... 4. TQ1 cEDH 2026 / Qualifier cEDH Nationals Germany @ Cedh O...	30-May Not available spiciness $3146 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X	Deck By Jacob Martinez cEDH "Four Duals" 2026 Tournament @ Power 9 Games	30-May Not available spiciness $4771 ---
Top64 (1 - 3 - 1) 20% X	Deck By Tristan Peterso... From The Vault: cEDH 30 $1K @ The Mana Vault	30-May Not available spiciness $6080 ---
Top16 (0 - 1 - 1) 0% X	Deck By Jason Barry CEDH Win-A-Dual @ Magnolia Gaming	30-May Not available spiciness $8062 ---
Top32 (0 - 3) 0% X	Deck By Matthew Shane J... Blast Off Gaming cEDH Tournament! @ BLAST OFF GAMING	30-May Not available spiciness $7982 ---

Recent archetypes playing Shield Sphere

A list of archetypes playing Shield Sphere by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Premodern

Premodern archetypes playing Shield Sphere

	Name	Decks	Price
	Premodern Survival Welder	15	$1292 $198
	Premodern Devourer Combo	2	$1873 $196

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Shield Sphere quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Shield Sphere?

Shield Sphere has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Shield Sphere current price?

The current price is:

Tcgplayer: 📊 $9.24
Cardkingdom: 📊 $10.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Shield Sphere played?

It is currently being played in Premodern Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Shield Sphere?

The top 3 archetypes using Shield Sphere are:

Premodern Survival Welder
Premodern Devourer Combo

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Shield Sphere in the current metagame

Shield Sphere has been played in more than 1732 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 30 combos (you can check them in the Shield Sphere combos section). It is currently being played in Premodern , mainly in the following archetypes: Survival Welder, and Devourer Combo in Premodern.

Last update: 2026-06-03