---
name: "Flourishing Defenses"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Murayama Scott"
oracle_id: "f1b26eb1-6337-42d6-a475-53ad6427f00f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flourishing-defenses-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Flourishing Defenses
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a -1/-1 counter is put on a creature, you may create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.

> *Molti orrori cadono nella trappola di coraggiosi volontari elfici che vagano solitari, per essere poi trafitti dalle lame dei salvatori che perlustrano i dintorni.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elven Ambush](/printing/elven-ambush-gn3.md) — Instant
2. [Prowess of the Fair](/printing/prowess-of-the-fair-lrw.md) — Kindred Enchantment — Elf
3. [Thorn Lieutenant](/printing/thorn-lieutenant-m19.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
4. [Wolverine Riders](/printing/wolverine-riders-j22.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
5. [Elderleaf Mentor](/printing/elderleaf-mentor-khm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior
6. [Elvish Warmaster](/printing/elvish-warmaster-pkhm.md) — Creature — Elf Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #114
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Murayama Scott
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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