Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Delaying Shield
Odyssey · #17 · rare · 2001
Enchantment
Listings
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Market reference
$5.74
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 17 / 353
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Luca Zontini
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2001-10-01
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{W}
Type: 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}.
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $5.74 |
| USD (foil) | $31.49 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.98 |
| EUR (foil) | €10.09 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Delaying Shield is real?
Delaying Shield is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Delaying Shield worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Delaying Shield is $5.74; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Delaying Shield from?
Delaying Shield is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Odyssey" in the expansion series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Delaying Shield?
Delaying Shield is a rare card in the Odyssey set.
