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
Treefolk Umbra 2GEnchantment — Aura Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Totem armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)
Champions of Minas Tirith 5WCreature — Human Soldier When Champions of Minas Tirith enters the battlefield, you become the monarch. At the beginning of combat on each opponent's turn, if you're the monarch, that opponent may pay {X}, where X is the number of cards in their hand. If they don't, they can't attack you this combat. 4/6
Weeping Angel 1UBArtifact Creature — Alien Angel Flash First strike, vigilance Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, Weeping Angel isn't a creature until end of turn. If Weeping Angel would deal combat damage to a creature, prevent that damage and that creature's owner shuffles it into their library. 2/2
Mistblade Shinobi 2UCreature — Human Ninja Ninjutsu {U} ({U}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever Mistblade Shinobi deals combat damage to a player, you may return target creature that player controls to its owner's hand. 1/1
The Reaver Cleaver 2RLegendary Artifact — Equipment Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has trample and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, create that many Treasure tokens." Equip {3}
Vigean Hydropon 1GUCreature — Plant Mutant Graft 5 (This creature enters the battlefield with five +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.) Vigean Hydropon can't attack or block. 0/0
Rimehorn Aurochs 4GSnow Creature — Aurochs Trample Whenever Rimehorn Aurochs attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Aurochs. {2}{S}: Target creature blocks target creature this turn if able. ({S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.) 3/3
Wave of Rats 3BCreature — Rat Trample When Wave of Rats dies, if it dealt combat damage to a player this turn, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Blitz {4}{B} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.) 4/2
Alluring Scent 1GGSorcery All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.
Bloodscent 3GInstant All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.
Page 82