Name: Defensive Stance
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
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Author: Dan Scott

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                  Mana1
                  TypeEnchantment — Aura
                  
                
Defensive StanceNew Phyrexia

                #34
                Enchantment
              
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ConditionMarketLow
Near Mint$0.15$1.73
Lightly Played$0.26$1.66
Moderately Played—$1.69
Heavily Played—$1.72
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          Mana cost1
          TypeEnchantment — Aura
          
          
          
          
          SetNew Phyrexia
          Number34
          RarityEnchantment
          Released2011-05-13
        Oracle textEnchant creature


Enchanted creature gets -1/+1.
Illustrated by Dan Scott

        Flavor
        "It isn't for fighting. It's for when the fighting's gone bad."
—Kara Vrist, Mirran resistance
      
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Condition	Market	Low
Near Mint	$0.15	$1.73
Lightly Played	$0.26	$1.66
Moderately Played	—	$1.69
Heavily Played	—	$1.72