What does Voice of the Vermin do in Magic: The Gathering?

This creature enters with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) Whenever this creature attacks, target creature you control has base power and toughness 4/4 until end of turn.

Voice of the Vermin | Streets of New Capenna

Shield counters don't prevent players from sacrificing creatures.

2022-04-29 • wotc

Removing a shield counter in this way isn't the same as regenerating a creature.

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If a permanent that would be dealt damage has more than one shield counter on it, that damage is prevented and only one shield counter is removed.

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If a permanent with a shield counter is dealt unpreventable damage, that damage will be dealt and a shield counter will still be removed.

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A creature with a shield counter on it may still be destroyed by state-based actions if it has damage marked on it equal to its toughness or has been dealt unpreventable damage by a source with deathtouch.

2022-04-29 • wotc

“Shield” is not an ability that creatures have and shield counters are not keyword counters. If a creature with a shield counter loses its abilities, the shield counter will still protect it as normal.

2022-04-29 • wotc

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