Pariah's Shield is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to equipped creature instead. Equip
How it works : Pariah's Shield
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If Pariah’s Shield isn’t attached to a creature, all damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to you normally.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Stuffy Doll + Pariah's Shield
Draw the game
- 1Deal damage to Stuffy Doll, either using its ability or another method.
- 2Stuffy Doll triggers, attempting to deal damage to you, but dealing damage to Stuffy Doll instead due to Pariah's Shield.
- 3Repeat step 2 in an infinite loop, causing the game to end in a draw.
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#2
Anti-Venom, Horrifying Healer + Pariah's Shield
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to youLock
- 1Whenever damage would be dealt to you, Pariah's Shield causes that damage to be redirected to Anti-Venom.
- 2Anti-Venom will then prevent the damage and put that many +1/+1 counters on it instead.
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#3
Arcbond + Pariah's Shield
Infinite damage
- 1Cast Arcbond by paying
, targeting the indestructible creature with Pariah's Shield attached. - 2Deal damage to the indestructible creature.
- 3The creature triggers, dealing that much damage to each other creature and each player, with the damage that would be dealt to you instead being dealt to the indestructible creature due to Pariah's Shield.
- 4Repeat step 3.
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#4
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes + Pariah's Shield
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to youLock
- 1Whenever damage would be dealt to you, Pariah's Shield causes that damage to be redirected to the creature it is attached to.
- 2Since Caduceus grants an ability to the creature preventing damage being dealt to it, no damage is dealt to you or to that creature.
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#5
Repercussion + Brash Taunter + Pariah's Shield
Infinite damage to one opponent
- 1Deal damage to Brash Taunter.
- 2Brash Taunter and Repercussion trigger.
- 3Resolve the Brash Taunter trigger, dealing damage to an applicable target.
- 4Resolve the Repercussion trigger, dealing damage to Brash Taunter instead of you due to Pariah's Shield.
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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#6
Coalhauler Swine + Pariah's Shield
Infinite damageDraw the game
- 1Deal damage to Coalhauler Swine.
- 2Coalhauler Swine triggers, dealing that much damage to each player. Any damage that would be dealt to you is instead dealt to Coalhauler Swine due to Pariah's Shield.
- 3Repeat step 2.
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#7
Vigor + Pariah's Shield
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to youLock
- 1Whenever damage would be dealt to you, Pariah's Shield causes that damage to be redirected to the creature it's attached to.
- 2Vigor will then prevent the damage and put that many +1/+1 counters on that creature instead.
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#8
Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant // Rune-Tail's Essence + Pariah's Shield
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to creatures you controlPrevent all damage that would be dealt to youLock
- 1When damage would be dealt to you, that damage is redirected to the creature that has Pariah's Shield attached instead.
- 2Because Rune-Tail's Essence prevents damage being dealt to creatures you control, the creature with Pariah's Shield attached takes no damage.
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Legal formats
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