First printed in Urza's Saga (1998)
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- The List (PLST) #USG-9, 2026 Greg Staples
- Urza's Saga (USG) #9, 1998 Greg Staples
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.
"Your enemies will pound upon the door of your defenses, but only you shall have the key, and it is the key of life."
—*Song of All*, canto 873
- Illustrated by
- Greg Staples
Defensive Formation legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Damage assignment choices from Trample and other things which allow alternative damage assignments for attacking creatures are all made by you.
Prices
Paper price: €0.42 / $0.19 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.004 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).