Screaming Shield
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has "
, 
: Target player mills three cards."
Equip 
(: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #22715
Screaming Shield straps a creature with defender and tacks on a Lore counter trigger that gifts opponents Banana tokens — raw board impact that scales directly with how many players are at the table. The cost is real: you're voluntarily locking down an attacker and feeding an engine that benefits everyone, which means Screaming Shield belongs in decks that want those Banana tokens in circulation, not just any pile looking for cheap equipment.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Screaming Shield is a Commander card through and through — the Lore counter trigger multiplies in value with three opponents at the table, and the political dimension of giving everyone Banana tokens is only meaningful in a multiplayer context. In Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, you're paying two mana to equip a creature with defender and a slow symmetrical effect that your opponent ignores entirely, which is unplayable in any competitive 1v1 context. Oathbreaker is a minor exception where the multiplayer math still applies, but the card pool and speed of that format rarely reward this kind of incremental setup.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kibo, Uktabi PrinceSinking FeelingMartyr's BondScreaming Shield
Infinite +1/+1 counters on certain creatures; Infinite green mana for all players; Infinite lifegain for all players; Infinite lifegain triggers for all players; Infinite mill; Infinite red mana for all players; Infinite self-mill
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Screaming Shield is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for anything here. It won't hold or gain value, but for Kibo players it's a cheap piece of infrastructure that does exactly what the deck wants for next to nothing.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.