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"Find me cards equivalent to: Defensive Formation"

Equivalent cards to Defensive Formation (White Enchantments that modify combat or blocking):

  • Hold the Gates (lets your blockers get bonuses)
  • Reconnaissance (lets you control blockers)
  • Ghostly Prison (taxes attackers, not direct combat assignment control)


Reason: There is no card with exactly the same effect as Defensive Formation, but the above serve similar roles in manipulating or hindering combat in white.

Found Cards

4 Results

Defensive Formation

Ghostly Prison

Hold the Gates

Reconnaissance

Defensive Formation #9 Enchantment

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 1
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  • Enchantment
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    Rules

  • Damage assignment choices from Trample and other things which allow alternative damage assignments for attacking creatures are all made by you.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Manapool 0.36 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.63 USD
    Cardmarket 0.26 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    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.

    Ghostly Prison #7042 Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2 v3
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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Rules

  • In the Two-Headed Giant format, you still only have to pay once per creature.
  • Unless some effect explicitly says otherwise, a creature that can't attack you can still attack a planeswalker you control.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 79.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 72.6 USD
    Manapool 63 USD
    Cardmarket 57.44 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays for each creature they control that's attacking you.

    Hold the Gates #16 Enchantment

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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Creatures you control will have vigilance even if you control no Gates.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom / 0.79 USD 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.18 USD / 1.08 USD
    Cardmarket 0.28 EUR / 0.64 EUR
    Manapool / 0.48 USD 0.15 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    Creatures you control get +0/+1 for each Gate you control and have vigilance.

    Reconnaissance #1575 Enchantment

    Variations: v1 v2
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    Info

    Color:
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    Cost:
    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Enchantment
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • Does not undo any effects which triggered on declaration of attackers or blockers.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 21.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 19.82 USD
    Manapool 20.79 USD
    Cardmarket / 20.33 EUR 15.51 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    : Remove target attacking creature you control from combat and untap it. (If you activate during end of combat, the creature will untap after it deals combat damage.)