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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Defensive Formation

W · 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.

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NameManaTypeText
Divine Presence 2WEnchantment If a source would deal 4 or more damage to a permanent or player, that source deals 3 damage to that permanent or player instead.
Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. 1UBLegendary Creature — Human Spy Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. can't be blocked by creatures with flavor text. {2}{U}{B}: Phoebe permanently steals target creature's text box. (That creature loses all rules text, flavor text, and watermarks. This creature gains them.) 2/3
Treva's Charm GWUInstant Choose one — • Destroy target enchantment. • Exile target attacking creature. • Draw a card, then discard a card.
Siege Striker 2WCreature — Human Soldier Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.) Whenever Siege Striker attacks, you may tap any number of untapped creatures you control. Siege Striker gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature tapped this way. 1/1
Psionic Entity 4UCreature — Illusion {T}: Psionic Entity deals 2 damage to any target and 3 damage to itself. 2/2
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Demanding Dragon 3RRCreature — Dragon Flying When Demanding Dragon enters the battlefield, it deals 5 damage to target opponent unless that player sacrifices a creature. 5/5
Alchemist's Greeting 4RSorcery Alchemist's Greeting deals 4 damage to target creature. Madness {1}{R} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Thunderbolt 1RInstant Choose one — • Thunderbolt deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Thunderbolt deals 4 damage to target creature with flying.
Quenchable Fire 3RSorcery Quenchable Fire deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. It deals an additional 3 damage to that player or planeswalker at the beginning of your next upkeep step unless that player or that planeswalker's controller pays {U} before that step.
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