Defensive Formation
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SetUSG
Collector #9
Released1998-10-12
Rarityuncommon
ArtistGreg Staples
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Defensive Formation

UncommonColour IDMV 1
Enchantment
Rather than the attacking player, you assign the combat damage of each creature attacking you. You can divide that creature's combat damage as you choose among any of the creatures blocking it.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2026-11-09Newest 2026-11-09
Rulings (1)
wotc4 Oct 2004
Damage assignment choices from Trample and other things which allow alternative damage assignments for attacking creatures are all made by you.