Description
Swift Shield of the Merfolk
Singer of Swift Rivers is a compact answer engine for blue decks that lean into creature interaction and tempo. With flash it fits cleanly into reactive lines and its enter the battlefield trigger places a shield counter on another creature you control to absorb the next source of damage or a single targeted removal effect. The extended art shows a Merfolk shaman channeling a rushing current, which suits this card's role as both protector and enabler in a board state that values timing.
Beyond the immediate protection the card offers, the continuous effect that lets you cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash changes sequencing across the game. You gain the option to deploy threats or combo pieces on your opponent's end step and keep mana open for countermagic. Practical and straightforward, Singer of Swift Rivers is most at home in tribal shells and control builds that prize interaction and tight timing rather than raw power.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {1}{U}{U}
- Card Type – Creature
- Subtypes – Merfolk Shaman
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flash When Singer of Swift Rivers enters the battlefield, put a shield counter on another target creature you control. You may cast Merfolk spells as though they had flash.
- Power / Toughness – 3/2
- Set – Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Rarity – Rare
- Condition – Near Mint
- Language – English