Flourishing Defenses
Enchantment
SHMShadowmoor#114uncommon
Foil
Many horrors take the bait of brave elf volunteers walking alone, only to fall to the blades of rescuers lurking nearby.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1422
- Illustrator
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Found in
- Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption Foil · Shadowmoor MTGO Redemption · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Whenever a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature, you may create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
Plays as: Creature Token Maker
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil-4.5%
$5.51
$2.29 low$1.69 gap
Foil+0.2%
$39.89
$19.99 low$7.99 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$5.51as of 2026-07-12
-4.5%
H $17.54L $0.23since Feb 2024$2.29
$0.60
$1.69+74% · normal spread
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Foil
$39.89as of 2026-07-12
+0.2%
H $41.02L $2.20since Feb 2024$19.99
$12.00
$7.99+40% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$1.39· across 2 printings
Rulings
2 · latest May 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
- WotCMay 1, 2008
This ability triggers both when a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature on the battlefield and when a creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it. This includes when a creature returns to the battlefield as a result of persist.
- WotCMay 1, 2008
This ability triggers once for each -1/-1 counter. For example, if Leech Bonder (a creature that enters with two -1/-1 counters on it) entered, Flourishing Defenses's ability would trigger twice.