Card Codex

M:tG card similarity search

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.

Similar cards

Color identity:
NameManaTypeText
Trygon Prime 2GUCreature — Tyranid Subterranean Assault — Whenever Trygon Prime attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it and a +1/+1 counter on up to one other target attacking creature. That creature can't be blocked this turn. 4/4
Anointed Deacon 4BCreature — Vampire Cleric At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target Vampire get +2/+0 until end of turn. 3/3
Imoen, Occult Trickster 1UBLegendary Creature — Human Rogue Wizard Imoen, Occult Trickster can't be blocked. Whenever Imoen deals combat damage to a player, you may exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. 3/2
Sigil of Valor 2Artifact — Equipment Whenever equipped creature attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other creature you control. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Obelisk Spider 1BGCreature — Spider Reach Whenever Obelisk Spider deals combat damage to a creature, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. 1/4
Sentinel 4Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter {0}: Change Sentinel's base toughness to 1 plus the power of target creature blocking or blocked by Sentinel. (This effect lasts indefinitely.) 1/1
Territorial Witchstalker 1GCreature — Wolf Defender At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, Territorial Witchstalker gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. 2/3
Magnus the Red 3URLegendary Creature — Demon Primarch Flying Unearthly Power — Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each creature token you control. Blade of Magnus — Whenever Magnus the Red deals combat damage to a player, create a 3/3 red Spawn creature token. 4/5
Lost Jitte 1Legendary Artifact — Equipment Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put a charge counter on Lost Jitte. Remove a charge counter from Lost Jitte: Choose one — • Untap target land. • Target creature can't block this turn. • Put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature. Equip {1}
The Eternal Wanderer 4WWLegendary Planeswalker No more than one creature can attack The Eternal Wanderer each combat. [+1]: Exile up to one target artifact or creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of that player's next end step. [0]: Create a 2/2 white Samurai creature token with double strike. [−4]: For each player, choose a creature that player controls. Each player sacrifices all creatures they control not chosen this way. Loyalty 5
Page 174