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For example, a 2/3 creature will assign 3 combat damage rather than 2.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #173
Assault Formation
dtk·#173·rare·foil
Illus. Kieran Yanner
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for trade
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wishlisted
Mar '15
11 yr ago
Value
$2.34$0 (-4.5%)
30 days high $2.45 · low $2.34
Volatility · moderate
EUR€2.27USD$2.34TIX0.02 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #2,541 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
{G}: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
{2}{G}: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
Assault Formation’s first ability doesn’t actually change any creature’s power. It changes only the amount of combat damage it assigns. All other rules and effects that check power or toughness use the real values. For example, Hunt the Weak won’t cause a creature to fight with its toughness.
Context
Last observed at $2.34, down from $2.45 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $2.45 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $2.34.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DTK — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Dragons of Tarkir* (released March 2015).
Card #173 in Dragons of Tarkir.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {1}{G} (2 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Brawl, Penny, Legacy, and Modern.
EDHrec ranks this card #2,541 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Kieran Yanner.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Kieran Yanner
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