---
name: "Hold the Perimeter"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Conspiracy"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "CN2"
set_name: "Conspiracy: Take the Crown"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "20f7f33d-0c49-49f7-80fa-aed86e33a528"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hold-the-perimeter-cn2"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "banned"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hold the Perimeter
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Conspiracy

## Oracle Text
(Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.)
At the beginning of your first upkeep, create a 1/2 white Soldier creature token with defender.
At the beginning of each other player's first upkeep, that player creates a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with "This token can't block."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sentinel Dispatch](/printing/sentinel-dispatch-cns.md) — Conspiracy
2. [Hymn of the Wilds](/printing/hymn-of-the-wilds-plst.md) — Conspiracy
3. [Goblin Spymaster](/printing/goblin-spymaster-clb.md) — Creature — Goblin Rogue
4. [Emissary's Ploy](/printing/emissarys-ploy-cn2.md) — Conspiracy
5. [Goblin Assault](/printing/goblin-assault-plst.md) — Enchantment
6. [Undercellar Sweep](/printing/undercellar-sweep-clb.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #6
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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