---
name: "Deftblade Elite"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Provoke"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "LGN-12"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alan Pollack"
oracle_id: "9a3e3a8f-7c19-4b52-a1b4-08eb09f6127a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deftblade-elite-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deftblade Elite
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Provoke

## Oracle Text
Provoke (Whenever this creature attacks, you may have target creature defending player controls untap and block it if able.)
{1}{W}: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by this creature this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lowland Tracker](/printing/lowland-tracker-lgn.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Ignoble Soldier](/printing/ignoble-soldier-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Goblin Grappler](/printing/goblin-grappler-lgn.md) — Creature — Goblin
4. [Everdawn Champion](/printing/everdawn-champion-gnt.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Kjeldoran Royal Guard](/printing/kjeldoran-royal-guard-7ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Resistance Fighter](/printing/resistance-fighter-6ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #LGN-12
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alan Pollack
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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