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(Non)Evasive Maneuvers — Banding - Judge-Demanding Banding
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $264.36
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Arcades, the Strategist

Flying, vigilance Whenever a creature you control with defender enters, draw a card. Each creature you control with defender assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Creature
Arcades, the Strategist (plst) M19-212

Commander

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Artifacts

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (moc) 348
Baton of Morale

{2}: Target creature gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Artifact
Baton of Morale (ice) 313
Dolmen Gate

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to attacking creatures you control.

Artifact
Dolmen Gate (plst) LRW-256
Helm of Chatzuk

{1}, {T}: Target creature gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Artifact
Helm of Chatzuk (5ed) 376
Infiltration Lens

Whenever equipped creature becomes blocked by a creature, you may draw two cards. Equip {1}

Artifact
Infiltration Lens (j22) 777
Nemesis Mask

All creatures able to block equipped creature do so. Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Artifact
Nemesis Mask (dst) 134
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
Thought Vessel

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Artifact
Thought Vessel (scd) 285

Artifacts

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Creatures

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Axebane Guardian

Defender {T}: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.

Creature
Axebane Guardian (rtr) 115
Battering Ram

At the beginning of combat on your turn, Battering Ram gains banding until end of combat. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's blocking.) Whenever Battering Ram becomes blocked by a Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.

Creature Artifact
Battering Ram (5ed) 353
Benalish Hero

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Creature
Benalish Hero (5ed) 10
Cockatrice

Flying Whenever Cockatrice blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.

Creature
Cockatrice (5ed) 284
Elven Warhounds

Whenever Elven Warhounds becomes blocked by a creature, put that creature on top of its owner's library.

Creature
Elven Warhounds (tmp) 225
Engulfing Slagwurm

Whenever Engulfing Slagwurm blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, destroy that creature. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Creature
Engulfing Slagwurm (j22) 655
Faeburrow Elder

Vigilance Faeburrow Elder gets +1/+1 for each color among permanents you control. {T}: For each color among permanents you control, add one mana of that color.

Creature
Faeburrow Elder (dmc) 149
Fog Bank

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature.

Creature
Fog Bank (plst) BBD-117
Guard Gomazoa

Defender, flying Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to Guard Gomazoa.

Creature
Guard Gomazoa (plst) PCA-17
Hornet Nest

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Whenever Hornet Nest is dealt damage, create that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Creature
Hornet Nest (scd) 189
Kjeldoran Knight

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) {1}{W}: Kjeldoran Knight gets +1/+0 until end of turn. {W}{W}: Kjeldoran Knight gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

Creature
Kjeldoran Knight (ice) 36
Kjeldoran Warrior

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Creature
Kjeldoran Warrior (ice) 41
Rust Scarab

Whenever Rust Scarab becomes blocked, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment defending player controls.

Creature
Rust Scarab (gtc) 130
Saprazzan Heir

Whenever Saprazzan Heir becomes blocked, you may draw three cards.

Creature
Saprazzan Heir (mmq) 99
Shield Bearer

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Creature
Shield Bearer (5ed) 62
Stonehoof Chieftain

Trample, indestructible Whenever another creature you control attacks, it gains trample and indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Stonehoof Chieftain (c16) 25
Stormsurge Kraken

Hexproof Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, Stormsurge Kraken gets +2/+2 and has "Whenever Stormsurge Kraken becomes blocked, you may draw two cards."

Creature
Stormsurge Kraken (c14) 18
Stuffy Doll

Indestructible As Stuffy Doll enters, choose a player. Whenever Stuffy Doll is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player. {T}: Stuffy Doll deals 1 damage to itself.

Creature Artifact
Stuffy Doll (clb) 875
Sunscape Familiar

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Green spells and blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Creature
Sunscape Familiar (pls) 17
Sylvan Basilisk

Whenever Sylvan Basilisk becomes blocked by a creature, destroy that creature.

Creature
Sylvan Basilisk (10e) 301
Tempting Licid

{G}, {T}: Tempting Licid loses this ability and becomes an Aura enchantment with enchant creature. Attach it to target creature. You may pay {G} to end this effect. All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so.

Creature
Tempting Licid (sth) 122
Thicket Basilisk

Whenever Thicket Basilisk blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.

Creature
Thicket Basilisk (6ed) 256
Timber Wolves

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Creature
Timber Wolves (4ed) 275
Tolarian Entrancer

Whenever Tolarian Entrancer becomes blocked by a creature, gain control of that creature at end of combat.

Creature
Tolarian Entrancer (wth) 56
Wall of Blossoms

Defender When Wall of Blossoms enters, draw a card.

Creature
Wall of Blossoms (jmp) 442
Wall of Denial

Defender, flying Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Creature
Wall of Denial (plst) ARB-16
Wall of Frost

Defender Whenever Wall of Frost blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Wall of Frost (plst) MM3-56
Wall of Hope

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Whenever Wall of Hope is dealt damage, you gain that much life.

Creature
Wall of Hope (lgn) 24
Wall of Junk

Defender (This creature can't attack.) When Wall of Junk blocks, return it to its owner's hand at end of combat. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

Creature Artifact
Wall of Junk (dmr) 240
Wall of Shields

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Banding (If any creatures with banding you control are blocking a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by.)

Creature Artifact
Wall of Shields (ice) 347
Wall of Tears

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Whenever Wall of Tears blocks a creature, return that creature to its owner's hand at end of combat.

Creature
Wall of Tears (sth) 50

Creatures

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Enchantments

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Brave the Sands

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

Enchantment
Brave the Sands (cm2) 19
Cooperation

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has banding. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Enchantment
Cooperation (ice) 18
Cunning Evasion

Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, you may return it to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Cunning Evasion (mh1) 45
Defensive Formation

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.

Enchantment
Defensive Formation (usg) 9
Fortified Area

Wall creatures you control get +1/+0 and have banding. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Enchantment
Fortified Area (4ed) 26
Guardian Project

Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if it doesn't have the same name as another creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard, draw a card.

Enchantment
Guardian Project (rna) 130
High Alert

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. Creatures you control can attack as though they didn't have defender. {2}{W}{U}: Untap target creature.

Enchantment
High Alert (rna) 182
Lure

Enchant creature All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so.

Enchantment
Lure (plst) IMA-175
Nature's Blessing

{G}{W}, Discard a card: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or that creature gains banding, first strike, or trample. (This effect lasts indefinitely. Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Enchantment
Nature's Blessing (all) 110
Venom

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy the other creature at end of combat.

Enchantment
Venom (5ed) 336

Enchantments

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Instants

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Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (onc) 104
Enlightened Tutor

Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Instant
Enlightened Tutor (dmr) 6
Generous Gift

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Instant
Generous Gift (moc) 187
Heroic Intervention

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Heroic Intervention (afc) 161
Nature's Claim

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller gains 4 life.

Instant
Nature's Claim (plst) IMA-177
Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Instant
Path to Exile (moc) 198
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (moc) 211

Instants

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Lands

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Bountiful Promenade

Bountiful Promenade enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Bountiful Promenade (clb) 348
Brushland

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. Brushland deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Brushland (bro) 259
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
Fabled Passage

{T}, Sacrifice Fabled Passage: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.

Land
Fabled Passage (m21) 246
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (mom) 281
Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Land
Glacial Fortress (xln) 255
Hallowed Fountain

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.) As Hallowed Fountain enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Hallowed Fountain (rna) 251
Island

({T}: Add {U}.)

Land
Island (mom) 278
Nimbus Maze

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W}. Activate only if you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control a Plains.

Land
Nimbus Maze (afc) 252
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mom) 277
Rejuvenating Springs

Rejuvenating Springs enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Land
Rejuvenating Springs (cmr) 354
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (brc) 196
Seaside Citadel

Seaside Citadel enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U}.

Land
Seaside Citadel (dmc) 231
Sunpetal Grove

Sunpetal Grove enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Sunpetal Grove (xln) 257
Temple Garden

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) As Temple Garden enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Temple Garden (grn) 258
Yavimaya Coast

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {U}. Yavimaya Coast deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Yavimaya Coast (dmu) 261

Lands

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Planeswalkers

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Huatli, the Sun's Heart

Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power. −3: You gain life equal to the greatest toughness among creatures you control.

Planeswalker
Huatli, the Sun's Heart (war) 230

Planeswalkers

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Sorceries

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Harmonize

Draw three cards.

Sorcery
Harmonize (scd) 187
Idyllic Tutor

Search your library for an enchantment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Idyllic Tutor (thb) 24
Rampant Growth

Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Rampant Growth (2x2) 155
Three Visits

Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Three Visits (clb) 837

Sorceries

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Deck Info

Deck stats

23 pips - 21 cards
20 mana - 20 cards
13 pips - 11 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 4 cards
32 pips - 25 cards
21 mana - 21 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
7 mana - 6 cards
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