Flourishing Defenses
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This printing
SetECC
Collector #107
Released2026-01-23
Rarityuncommon
ArtistDan Murayama Scott
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Flourishing Defenses

UncommonColour IDMV 5
Enchantment
Whenever a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature, you may create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2008-05-02Newest 2008-05-02Cheapest priced $3.61 in SHM
Rulings (2)
wotc1 May 2008
This ability triggers both when a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature on the battlefield and when a creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it. This includes when a creature returns to the battlefield as a result of persist.
wotc1 May 2008
This ability triggers once for each -1/-1 counter. For example, if Leech Bonder (a creature that enters with two -1/-1 counters on it) entered, Flourishing Defenses's ability would trigger twice.