Brokers Veteran

Brokers Veteran

Mana Cost: {1}{U}

Type: Creature — Human Soldier

Oracle Text:
When this creature dies, put a shield counter on target creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Power/Toughness: 2/1

Rarity: common

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Streets of New Capenna

Price ( USD): $0.08

USD: $0.08 · EUR: €0.07

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Character Background

Brokers Veteran is the kind of battlefield professional who doesn’t just fight—he negotiates survival. As a Human Soldier, he turns his own sacrifice into protection, so when he dies you put a shield counter on a creature you control, and that shield can absorb future damage or destruction instead. In practice, that makes him a value engine for control and grindy midrange decks that want to trade resources favorably: you’re essentially buying time while your real threats keep swinging. Deckbuild with redundancy—pairs well with cards that want creatures to stick around (anthem effects, equipment carriers, planeswalker protectors, or creatures with strong “when enters/attacks” value) and with sacrifice synergies if your colors allow them, so you can trigger his death on your terms. Use him to shield a key attacker or blocker early, then let your deck convert that preserved permanence into inevitability.

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