Delaying Shield
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
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.
Combos with Delaying Shield
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Solemnity Infinite
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
- Resourceful Defense Infinite
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
- Phyrexian Unlife Infinite
- You are unable to lose the game due to damage or lifeloss
- Lock
- Vampire Hexmage Gravewaker Infinite
- Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you
- Lock
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
One official ruling, as Wizards published it.
- 2004-10-04
Note that the damage is replaced and is not “prevented”. This means it can replace damage that “can’t be prevented”.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Delaying Shield, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treebeard, Gracious Host | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Selesnya 1 deck
Delaying Shield price history
The Odyssey #17 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2026 | $6.32 | $44.99 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | $6.32 | $44.99 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $6.66 | $44.99 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $6.62 | $44.99 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $6.56 | $44.99 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $6.46 | $44.99 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $6.54 | $44.99 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $6.39 | $44.99 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $6.38 | $44.99 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Delaying Shield
1 printing, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them.
- Normal
- $6.32
- Foil
- $44.99
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Delaying Shield. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
