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Commander

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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.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Arcades, the Strategist (m19) 212
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Anthem

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Stalwart Shield-Bearers
Defender
Other creatures you control with defender get +0/+2.
Creature - Human Soldier
Stalwart Shield-Bearers (roe) 46
Color tag templates(None)
$1.99 $1.65

Anthem

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Bounce

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Jeskai Barricade
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Defender
When this creature enters, you may return another target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Creature - Wall
Jeskai Barricade (frf) 15
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.43

Bounce

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Clones

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Wall of Stolen Identity
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Wall in addition to its other types and has defender. When you do, tap the copied creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control this creature.
Creature - Shapeshifter Wall
Wall of Stolen Identity (c19) 13
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$5.49 $4.53

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Counters

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Ajani, the Greathearted
Creatures you control have vigilance.
+1: You gain 3 life.
−2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and a loyalty counter on each other planeswalker you control.
Legendary Planeswalker - Ajani
Ajani, the Greathearted (war) 184
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Counters

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Creature

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Cathedral Membrane
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Defender
When this creature dies during combat, it deals 6 damage to each creature it blocked this combat.
Creature Artifact - Wall Phyrexian
Cathedral Membrane (nph) 5
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.28
Steel Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Creature Artifact - Wall
Steel Wall (ddf) 41
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.54
Suspicious Bookcase
Defender
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Creature Artifact - Wall
Suspicious Bookcase (plst) M19-246
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23
Wild-Field Scarecrow
Defender
, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature Artifact - Scarecrow
Wild-Field Scarecrow (soi) 269
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.16

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Draw

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Abzan Beastmaster
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control the creature with the greatest toughness or tied for the greatest toughness.
Creature - Shaman Dog
Abzan Beastmaster (frf) 119
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.19
Carven Caryatid
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Spirit
Carven Caryatid (ima) 156
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.29
Geist of the Archives
Defender
At the beginning of your upkeep, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Creature - Spirit
Geist of the Archives (emn) 62
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.29
Jungle Barrier
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Jungle Barrier (plst) E02-38
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.30
Psychic Membrane
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature blocks, you may draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Psychic Membrane (mrd) 46
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21
Wall of Blossoms
Defender
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Blossoms (mh1) 190
Color tag templates(None)
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Wall of Kelp
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
,
: Create a 0/1 blue Plant Wall creature token with defender named Kelp.
Creature - Plant Wall
Wall of Kelp (hml) 40
Color tag templates(None)
$2.29 $2.46
Wall of Mulch
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
, Sacrifice a Wall: Draw a card.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Mulch (m15) 208
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.27

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Evasion

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Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive (dom) 69
Color tag templates(None)
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Evasion

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Land

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Azorius Chancery
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Azorius Chancery (c19) 228
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.30
Azorius Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Gate
Azorius Guildgate (rna) 244
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.16
Dowsing Dagger
When this Equipment enters, target opponent creates two 0/2 green Plant creature tokens with defender.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may transform this Equipment.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale (xln) 235Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale (xln) 235
Color tag templates(None)
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Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (iko) 274
Color tag templates(None)
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Golden Guardian
Defender
: This creature fights another target creature you control. When this creature dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison (rix) 179Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison (rix) 179
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Island
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: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (jmp) 51
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Plains
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Plains
Plains (jmp) 40
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.28
Seaside Citadel
This land enters tapped.
: Add
,
, or
.
Land
Seaside Citadel (c18) 277
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.58
Selesnya Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Gate
Selesnya Guildgate (grn) 256
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Selesnya Sanctuary
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Selesnya Sanctuary (c19) 272
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.40
Simic Growth Chamber
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
: Add
.
Land
Simic Growth Chamber (c19) 274
Color tag templates(None)
$0.69 $0.32
Simic Guildgate
This land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land - Gate
Simic Guildgate (c19) 275
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.26
Temple of the False God
: Add
. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Land
Temple of the False God (plst) C18-285
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.57

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Landfall

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Jaddi Offshoot
Defender
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Creature - Plant
Jaddi Offshoot (ima) 171
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.29

Landfall

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Lifegain

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Angelic Chorus
Whenever a creature you control enters, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Enchantment
Angelic Chorus (bbd) 87
Color tag templates(None)
$7.49 $8.94
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.
Legendary Planeswalker - Huatli
Huatli, the Sun's Heart (war) 230
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.34
Perimeter Captain
Defender
Whenever a creature you control with defender blocks, you may gain 2 life.
Creature - Human Soldier
Perimeter Captain (wwk) 16
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $1.47
Tree of Redemption
Defender
: Exchange your life total with this creature's toughness.
Creature - Plant
Tree of Redemption (a25) 191
Color tag templates(None)
$2.79 $1.95
Wall of Essence
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature is dealt combat damage, you gain that much life.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Essence (m15) 41
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.28
Wall of Reverence
Defender, flying
At the beginning of your end step, you may gain life equal to the power of target creature you control.
Creature - Spirit Wall
Wall of Reverence (uma) 41
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $1.78

Lifegain

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Protection

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Aurification
Whenever a creature deals damage to you, put a gold counter on it.
Each creature with a gold counter on it is a Wall in addition to its other creature types and has defender. (Those creatures can't attack.)
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, remove all gold counters from all creatures.
Enchantment
Aurification (ons) 6
Color tag templates(None)
$10.99 $6.67
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
Color tag templates(None)
$5.99 $6.35
Fog Bank
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature.
Creature - Wall
Fog Bank (plst) BBD-117
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.30
Foriysian Interceptor
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Defender
This creature can block an additional creature each combat.
Creature - Human Soldier
Foriysian Interceptor (tsp) 18
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.15
High Ground
Each creature you control can block an additional creature each combat.
Enchantment
High Ground (10e) 20
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.31
Mirror Shield
Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has hexproof and "Whenever a creature with deathtouch blocks or becomes blocked by this creature, destroy that creature."
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Mirror Shield (thb) 234
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.49
Nivix Barrier
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, target attacking creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
Creature - Illusion Wall
Nivix Barrier (ori) 66
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.08
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage this turn, that damage is dealt to Opal-Eye instead.
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Opal-Eye this turn.
Legendary Creature - Fox Samurai
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo (bok) 17
Color tag templates(None)
$3.99 $3.66
Plumeveil
Flash
Defender, flying
Creature - Elemental
Plumeveil (uma) 218
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.14
Resolute Watchdog
Defender
, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Creature - Dog
Resolute Watchdog (rna) 19
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.29
Riptide Turtle
Flash
Defender
Creature - Turtle
Riptide Turtle (thb) 61
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.09
Treefolk Umbra
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+2 and assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Umbra armor (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)
Enchantment - Aura
Treefolk Umbra (mh1) 185
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.21
Vigor
Trample
If damage would be dealt to another creature you control, prevent that damage. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each 1 damage prevented this way.
When Vigor is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.
Creature - Elemental Incarnation
Vigor (plst) BBD-215
Color tag templates(None)
$14.99 $16.14
Wall of Denial
Defender, flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Creature - Wall
Wall of Denial (mm3) 201
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $1.40
Wall of Frost
Defender
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Frost (plst) MM3-56
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.29
Wall of Glare
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
This creature can block any number of creatures.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Glare (uds) 25
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.53
Wall of Vapor
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by creatures it's blocking.
Creature - Wall
Wall of Vapor (chr) 27
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.10

Protection

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Pump

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Aegis of the Heavens
Target creature gets +1/+7 until end of turn.
Instant
Aegis of the Heavens (m19) 1
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Assault Formation
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.
Enchantment
Assault Formation (ima) 155
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.59
Bar the Door
Creatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn.
Instant
Bar the Door (dka) 2
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23
Rolling Stones
Wall creatures can attack as though they didn't have defender.
Enchantment
Rolling Stones (8ed) 38
Color tag templates(None)
$0.99 $1.47
Sight of the Scalelords
At the beginning of combat on your turn, creatures you control with toughness 4 or greater get +2/+2 and gain vigilance until end of turn.
Enchantment
Sight of the Scalelords (dtk) 207
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.43
Tower Defense
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
Instant
Tower Defense (rna) 147
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.36
Wakestone Gargoyle
Defender, flying
: Creatures you control with defender can attack this turn as though they didn't have defender.
Creature - Gargoyle
Wakestone Gargoyle (cns) 88
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.17
Warmonger's Chariot
Equipped creature gets +2/+2.
As long as equipped creature has defender, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Warmonger's Chariot (jmp) 490
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.33

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Ramp

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Axebane Guardian
Defender
: Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the number of creatures you control with defender.
Creature - Human Druid
Axebane Guardian (rtr) 115
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.24
Commander's Sphere
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Commander's Sphere (c19) 212
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.25
Gatecreeper Vine
Defender
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card or a Gate card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Creature - Plant
Gatecreeper Vine (ddm) 48
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.23
Obelisk of Bant
: Add
,
, or
.
Artifact
Obelisk of Bant (ala) 212
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.14
Overgrown Battlement
Defender
: Add
for each creature you control with defender.
Creature - Wall
Overgrown Battlement (plst) IMA-180
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.35
Saruli Caretaker
Defender
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Creature - Dryad
Saruli Caretaker (rna) 139
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.23
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (plst) C18-222
Color tag templates(None)
$2.49 $2.73
The Birth of Meletis
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — Create a 0/4 colorless Wall artifact creature token with defender.
III — You gain 2 life.
Enchantment - Saga
The Birth of Meletis (thb) 5
Color tag templates(None)
$0.39 $0.29
Ulvenwald Captive
Defender
: Add
.
: Transform this creature.
Creature - Horror Werewolf
Ulvenwald Captive // Ulvenwald Abomination (emn) 175Ulvenwald Captive // Ulvenwald Abomination (emn) 175
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.15
Vine Trellis
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Add
.
Creature - Plant Wall
Vine Trellis (gvl) 4
Color tag templates(None)
$1.49 $1.17

Ramp

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Recursion

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Return to the Ranks
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Return X target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Return to the Ranks (m15) 29
Color tag templates(None)
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Recursion

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Removal

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Dusk
Destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.
Sorcery
Dusk // Dawn (c19) 63
Color tag templates(None)
$0.79 $0.28
Slaughter the Strong
Each player chooses any number of creatures they control with total power 4 or less, then sacrifices all other creatures they control.
Sorcery
Slaughter the Strong (rix) 22
Color tag templates(None)
$0.49 $0.46

Removal

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Tokens

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Hornet Nest
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Whenever this creature 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 - Insect
Hornet Nest (plst) M15-177
Color tag templates(None)
$1.29 $0.79
Infested Roothold
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Protection from artifacts
Whenever an opponent casts an artifact spell, you may create a 1/1 green Insect creature token.
Creature - Wall
Infested Roothold (dst) 76
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.18
Tidal Wave
Create a 5/5 blue Wall creature token with defender. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Instant
Tidal Wave (plst) EMA-75
Color tag templates(None)
$0.35 $0.24

Tokens

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Untap

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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.
: Untap target creature.
Enchantment
High Alert (rna) 182
Color tag templates(None)
$0.59 $0.40

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Deck stats

38 pips - 28 cards
21 mana - 18 cards
20 pips - 16 cards
21 mana - 18 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
8 mana - 5 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
8 mana - 5 cards
26 pips - 23 cards
26 mana - 23 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
6 mana - 3 cards
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