Flourishing Defenses
Flourishing Defenses: Enchantment, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{G}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 107
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Commander rank
- 3,990 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Flourishing Defenses
Flourishing Defenses is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green enchantment from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 107 in that set, with art by Dan Murayama Scott. It costs {4}{G} (four generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Shadowmoor (2008) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.90 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Whenever a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature, you may create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
Many horrors take the bait of brave elf volunteers walking alone, only to fall to the blades of rescuers lurking nearby.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.90 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Flourishing Defenses by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Flourishing Defenses
Flourishing Defenses has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Shadowmoor (SHM) #114 | Uncommon | 2008 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Flourishing Defenses, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Flourishing Defenses is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.