Delaying Shield

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Format Legality
1v1 Commander Legal
Archenemy Legal
Canadian Highlander Legal
Casual Legal
Commander / EDH Legal
Commander: Rule 0 Legal
Custom Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Highlander Legal
Legacy Legal
Leviathan Legal
Limited Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Planechase Legal
Premodern Legal
Quest Magic Legal
Vanguard Legal
Vintage Legal

Delaying Shield

Enchantment

If you would be dealt damage, put that many delay counters on Delaying Shield instead.

At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all delay counters from Delaying Shield. For each delay counter removed this way, you lose 1 life unless you pay (1)(White).

SteelSentry on Bad gifts commanders

1 year ago

I've had a Zedruu deck for years, and there's 2 important deck building things I've learned about her specifically:

1) Like an ordinary control deck, staying alive is the primary game plan. Pack more removal than normal, especially synergistic cards like Grasp of Fate that you can give away later. Incidental life gain is also really good; sometimes her life gain is more powerful than her card draw.

2) I only pack gifts that won't shut me down if I'm stuck with them: no Aggressive Mining which will just end up killing me when Zedruu is killed in response. Fires of Invention is a great card, especially when you give it to the Storm or Counterspell player. Statecraft is a good wall that keeps alpha strikes in check when you can threaten to hand it off. My favorite wincon, Delaying Shield, often puts people in a position where any attacks coming at me suddenly allow me to delete a player if I feel like it, as well as some other niche upsides.

Of course, symmetrical effects and Auras are some of your best picks since it doesn't matter who controls them.

Gidgetimer on Bant enchantmentz

1 year ago

You are running some enchantress effects, but missed Argothian Enchantress and Enchantress's Presence.

I find Sanctum Weaver to be very strong, though my enchantress deck is Selesnya instead of Bant, so it may lose effectiveness in a 3 color deck. Since the deck is labeled competitive, I will also mention Serra's Sanctum.

If you are doing Solemnity combos Force Bubble and Delaying Shield are also able to be annoyingly protective.

Laith on For Her Majesty, the Queen

1 year ago

A friend of mine who plays Queen Marchesa uses Delaying Shield to pretty nice effect. It completely negates Infect and combat damage triggers, and could combo with Blessed Sanctuary to make you basically immortal until either are removed.

VexxyPooh on Legitimacy: The Treasure of Politics

1 year ago

Hi! Really enjoyed reading the primer, it seems like a pretty fun concept. In my pod, Aetherflux Reservoir is relatively common and I wanted to get your opinion on adding something like Angel's Grace as an extra tool to use if Delaying Shield or Solitary Confinement aren't on the board. I don't know if it's worth it to replace a card with it, and if it is worth it, which card would get the axe.

sulcatatortoise on Extra Turns... But not for me!

1 year ago

x12721 and ClockworkSwordfish, thank you veery much for the suggestions!

x12721:

I have heavily considered this option, but ultimately decide against using it. The reason for this is that there is nothing preventing your opponent from also activating the Lethal Vapors ability in response to your own activations. Of course, you could activate the ability again and again, but as long as your opponent does the same thing, you will be forced to take another action. I wondered if both players activating Lethal Vapors could result in a draw, but the answer is no. A draw only occurs if you are stuck in an infinite sequence of mandatory events, such as triggered abilities multiplicatively triggering each other. If the seemingly endless sequence of you and your opponent activating lethal vapors after one another continues, then it is not a draw, and you must take an alternative action, rendering it useless.

Because of this, I decided not to include the vapors. And because of this, I cut Teferi's Protection as well. Chronatog and Magosi, the Waterveil can only be activated a limited amount of times per turn. Once you cast protection, your permanents phase out, so you can't infinitely activate their abilities, and it will only be a matter of time before you must take another turn.

ClockworkSwordfish:

These are definitely things I will test! I think Soul Echo and Diplomatic Immunity will find homes in the deck :) I think I'll be avoiding Delaying Shield, though, since having a full immunity without skipping turns kind of defeats the purpose of the deck. Otherwise, I'd just run the Solemnity and Phyrexian Unlife combo and actually play a more optimal deck. I really appreciate the suggestions though. I hadn't ever heard of these cards before your comment.

ClockworkSwordfish on Extra Turns... But not for me!

1 year ago

This is a very creative take on a lock deck! It's always nice to see the powerful-but-balanced Glacial Chasm given another look.

An alternative to Phyrexian Unlife that might prove more powerful is the classic Soul Echo. It still pairs with the Chasm to make you invulnerable, but as it happens, it singlehandedly protects you from all life loss if you can skip infinite turns. After all, it only checks to be sacrificed during your upkeep, and likewise your opponent only gets the option to start removing counters from the thing once you have an upkeep with it in play. So the Echo and Chronatog alone are all you need!

While we're on the topic, Delaying Shield is another option that might create interest. It's not free to play the way the Chasm is, but it combos with Phyrexian Unlife (or Soul Echo) to make you invincible even if you don't skip all your turns, and it does just as good a job as the Chasm does if you do. Plus, you can grab it with Sterling Grove!

For support cards, I do like the idea of Robe of Mirrors to protect Chronatog, but you might prefer Diplomatic Immunity in its place. One extra mana is a pittance for ensuring the enchantment won't go anywhere either - after all, your opponent is expected to draw his whole deck before you win, and it's not unlikely he'll find a way to blow up the Robe followed by the Atog.

Icaruskid on Queen Marchesa Enchantments

2 years ago

I like this deck!

Solemnity pairs well with Delaying Shield. And Fighter Class is outstanding with Sunforger.

Replenish and Moon-Blessed Cleric fit in nicely with enchant builds like this too.

Long may she reign!

Icaruskid on Hail to the Queen, Baby

2 years ago

Fun deck! I like the enchantment theme and it makes perfect sense.

Moon-Blessed Cleric and Replenish might be handy here.

Solemnity pairs well with Delaying Shield too.

Court of Ambition and Court of Grace are enchantments that trigger monarch as well.

Long may she reign!

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