Shield of the Realm

Keyword Volume Concerns

Looking back at some Lymph Sliver, I noticed that Shield of the Realm basically says: Equipped creature gets Absorb 2. Looking back, since the keyword was introduced, a few other cards could have made use of it including Shield of the Avatar, Hedron-Field Purists, and Djeru, With Eyes Open. I know you said previously its a hard ability to design around, yet the ability itself has shown up from time to time. So why not the keyword?

It’s not something we ever want to do in volume, so it doesn’t make sense to keyword.

Absorb Avatar Creatures Djeru, With Eyes Open Eye Hedron-Field Purists Keywords Lymph Sliver Shield of the Avatar Shield of the Realm Sliver

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