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AI 🤖 Find me cards equivalent to: Defensive Formation

Equivalent cards (White, effect-altering combat):
1. Reconnaissance — lets you remove attacking creatures from combat.
2. Hold the Gates — gives bonuses for blocking.
3. Brave the Sands — lets creatures block an additional creature and gives vigilance.


Reason: All these manipulate blocking or combat similarly to Defensive Formation.

Results:

Brave the Sands #5 Enchantment

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Rarity: Uncommon
Converted Cost: 2
Power/Toughness: /
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  • Enchantment
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    Rules

  • The last ability is cumulative. If you control an additional Brave the Sands, your creatures will each be able to block three creatures, and so on.
  • Prices

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 2.6 USD / 9.2 USD
    Cardmarket 1.94 EUR / 4.62 EUR
    Cardkingdom 6.49 USD
    Cardsphere 2.78 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Creatures you control have vigilance. Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.

    Defensive Formation #9 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 1
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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
    Tcgplayer 0.45 USD
    Cardmarket 0.32 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.39 USD
    Cardsphere 0.46 USD

    Legalities

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

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    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.

    Hold the Gates #16 Enchantment

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

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

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 0.21 USD / 0.87 USD
    Cardmarket 0.28 EUR / 0.84 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD / 1.99 USD
    Cardsphere 0.23 USD

    Legalities

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

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

    Reconnaissance #1575 Enchantment

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 1
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  • Enchantment
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    Rules

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

    Seller Price
    Tcgplayer 16.74 USD
    Cardmarket 12.04 EUR / 16.5 EUR
    Cardkingdom 21.99 USD

    Legalities

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

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    : 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.)

    Brave the Sands Enchantment Normal - ~$4.61

    Defensive Formation Enchantment Normal - ~$0.41

    Hold the Gates Enchantment Normal - ~$0.68

    Reconnaissance Enchantment Normal - ~$16.82

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