| Cost | 7 |
| Phase | Play in reaction to your opponent's Command card |
| Target | All defending units |
| Effect | In battle, targets may ignore one flag and one banner color hit rolled against them, for the entire turn. |
Does “Mass Shield” protect a unit in all battles of a turn? (C/Q) 2006-12-21 22:02:43
Q: 4 Bowmen units with Darken the sky attack one Defending unit. Total 16 dice. Each attack (battle) resolved separately with 2d each time for total of 8 times. Does the one Defending Unit gain the effect of this card to ignore flag and banner color once for each attack (8 times); or once for each Bowmen attacking it (4 times); or once for the entire turn (1 time)?
A: The defending unit ignore one flag and one banner color for each attack (8 times).
Can “Assault” be countered by “Mass Shield”? (FAQ) 2006-12-23 17:08:34
Q: Can I use Mass Shield against Assault? Assault is played instead of a command card so technically I don't play Mass Shield as a reaction to my opponent's Commmand card.
A: No, you may not play a Mass Shield as a reaction to an Assault. Mass Shield can only be played in reaction to a real Command card, not in reaction to a Lore card played in lieu of a Command card.
Do the units behind the Mass Shield become Bold? (FAQ) 2007-01-01 15:08:49
Q: Does the "ignore one flag" equal the bold status? So, do all your units get the option to battle back?
A: Yes, the defending units behind the Mass shield get the option to battle back.
Can “Mists of Terror” be countered by “Mass Shield”? (C/Q) 2007-04-15 01:35:07
Q: I play a command card combined with Mists of Terror, which states: “Targets may not ignore flags for any reason”. My opponent then plays Mass Shield, which states: “...targets may ignore one flag...”. Since Mass Shield was played in reaction to Mists of Terror, does it override the Mists and allow targets to ignore one flag?
A: Yes, per the Conflicting rules section on p 52 of the Player’s guide. The second card (Mass Shield) overrides the effect of the first one (Mists of Terror), allowing the targets to ignore one flag. They still MUST take all other flags, however, even if they are Bold, etc...
Can “Mass Shield” be countered by “Mists of Terror”? (C/Q) 2007-07-05 13:18:36
Q: So if Mass Shield was played in response to an opponent’s Command Card, that opponent could then play Mists of Terror to override the ability of Mass Shield to ignore one flag?
A: No, because Mists of Terror would have been played first, since Mists of Terror is played along with the Command card!