---
name: "Statecraft"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "106"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Ploog"
oracle_id: "854ef7c2-52e9-486a-aab6-7e3b3a6185ea"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/statecraft-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Statecraft
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by creatures you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Azorius Ploy](/printing/azorius-ploy-dis.md) — Instant
2. [Safeguard](/printing/safeguard-tmp.md) — Enchantment
3. [Harmless Assault](/printing/harmless-assault-roe.md) — Instant
4. [Fog](/printing/fog-m13.md) — Instant
5. [Defend the Hearth](/printing/defend-the-hearth-ths.md) — Instant
6. [Darkness](/printing/darkness-leg.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #106
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Ploog
- **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`