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◇ Catalog #9

Defensive Formation

usg·#9·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Greg Staples

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$1.58+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.60 · low $0.55

NM$0.58

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.54–$0.61modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.64low $0.02range 3100.0%n 296

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,188 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.58

Gameplay

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.

"Your enemies will pound upon the door of your defenses, but only you shall have the key, and it is the key of life." —*Song of All*, canto 873

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2004-10-04wotc

Damage assignment choices from Trample and other things which allow alternative damage assignments for attacking creatures are all made by you.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.58. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.64 across 296 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — the lineup includes 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.

Card #9 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,188 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Greg Staples. Rarix catalogs 1,289 other cards credited to this artist.