---
name: "Close Quarters"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "184"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "c3f841c4-6e12-46fc-802a-3025182e7ff4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/close-quarters-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Close Quarters
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, this enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.

> *The Mercadians' ineptitude in close combat sometimes accidentally pays off.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heat of Battle](/printing/heat-of-battle-sth.md) — Enchantment
2. [Battle Strain](/printing/battle-strain-ody.md) — Enchantment
3. [Somberwald Vigilante](/printing/somberwald-vigilante-ddl.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Sizzling Barrage](/printing/sizzling-barrage-znr.md) — Instant
5. [Kolaghan Aspirant](/printing/kolaghan-aspirant-dtk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Powerstone Minefield](/printing/powerstone-minefield-apc.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #184
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`