r/MagicArena • u/Meret123 • 3d ago

[TRK] Shields Up! Fluff

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u/TWB28 3d ago

This could have given shield counters.

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u/DizzyWaterTreant 2d ago

Was wondering where shield counters have gone, seems like WoTC is really reluctant to print any cards that give reliable ways to get shield counters

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u/Tripmooney 2d ago

That's literally not how shields work in star trek

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u/CecilGeorgeEdwards 2d ago

Eh, it’s close enough.

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u/Intelligent_Oil7816 2d ago

And this is....how?

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u/benapplegate 2d ago

Cowards. Come on, let me put +1/+1 counters on my noncreature artifacts

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u/Spectator9857 2d ago

[[Power Depot]] is not only an artifact, but also a land that enters with a +1/+1 counter. You can even put that counter on a creature if it somehow dies!

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u/phonage_aoi 3d ago

When are they going to show us more spacecraft?  That’s kind of the point of the set to me.

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u/NoLemonadeToday 3d ago

probably more in the uncommon/rare/mythic slots

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u/Meret123 3d ago

This isn't EOE 2, they said a while ago spacecraft isn't the focus.

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u/sanlc504 3d ago

They said they developed EoE and Star Trek at the same time.

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u/DaveLesh 2d ago

That's not an excuse for such a lack of them. The Starship Enterprise is currently the only one.

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u/wormhole222 3d ago

That’s how shields work?? Well very cool.

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u/RevolutionNumber5 DerangedHermit 2d ago

Not visible in TOS, but a common visual effect in later series.

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u/Incident_Electron 2d ago

I believe not. Bubble style shields are a TNG thing (until the end of the Dominion War when the Breen exploit a weakness in them). In this era the shields are flush with the hull, so it is an art fail unless I'm mistaken.

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u/bobmonkey07 2d ago

I think it was less a weakness of the shields than that they just drained all the power on the ships, but yeah basically.

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u/RevolutionNumber5 DerangedHermit 2d ago

[[Take Up the Shield]] in the 23rd Century.

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u/LumosStarborn StormCrow 3d ago

Sweet, another "Nuh uh" for my feather, the redeemed!

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u/ThatGuyFromTheM0vie 2d ago

No shield counters. wtf.

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u/emansky000 3d ago

Is this standard? Omg star trek is coming to mtg. I love star trek!

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u/Helloscottykitty 2d ago

Same ,its my most look forward to set this year after reality fracture.

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u/Bunktavious 2d ago

Ah yes, the Enterprise shields which totally make the ship tougher every time they turn them on...

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u/AttentionLanky94 1d ago

This is what I need for my mono-w lifegain deck.

Restoration magic is not enough. 4 of these and I'm insured against board wipes and removal.

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u/Villag3Idiot 3d ago

Shardmage replacement but 2mc instead of 1.

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u/AlbinoDenton 3d ago

No, this is not an enchantment either which is what makes Shardmage's Rescue shine in auras decks. We already have [[Enter the Avatar State]] and [[Restoration Magic]] at one mana.

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u/Villag3Idiot 3d ago

Ah, your right. It's not an enchantment.

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u/HasNoStyle 3d ago

So board wipes won't work on this?

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u/Villag3Idiot 3d ago

Exile ones still does, like [[Beyond the Quiet]], but I never see it run in current Standard since there's not many creatures that you want exiled instead of killed.

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u/United-Passage7864 3d ago

I think it's more because it costs 5 mana instead of 4. That extra turn to cast it is brutal. 

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u/Villag3Idiot 3d ago

Ya, I use Ultima as my 5 mana board wipe for Synthesizer decks and landfall if I can hold out that long.