Shields of Velis Vel

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Shields of Velis Vel: Kindred Instant - Shapeshifter, Lorwyn. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{W}
Mana value
1
Type
Kindred Instant - Shapeshifter
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Common
Set
Lorwyn (LRW)
Released
2007-10-12
Collector number
39
Artist
Ralph Horsley
Commander rank
10,154 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Changeling

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About Shields of Velis Vel

Shields of Velis Vel is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white kindred instant from Lorwyn (LRW), an expansion set released in October 2007. It is collector number 39 in that set, with art by Ralph Horsley. It costs {W} (one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Lorwyn (2007) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)

Creatures target player controls get +0/+1 and gain all creature types until end of turn.

Changelings can alter shape based on what the beings around them desire most.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.47 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Shields of Velis Vel by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Shields of Velis Vel

Shields of Velis Vel has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #LRW-39Common2025

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Shields of Velis Vel, newest first.

  • While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
  • Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Echoes of Eternity is an Eldrazi (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Eldrazi card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
  • This cards was originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred". This change does not affect the gameplay function of this card.

Similar cards

Other kindred instant cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Shields of Velis Vel is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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