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200General 201Name 202Mana Cost and Color 203Illustration 204Color Indicator 205Type Line 206Expansion Symbol 207Text Box 208Power/Toughness 209Loyalty 210Defense 211Hand Modifier 212Life Modifier 213Information Below the Text Box

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210. Defense

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210.1

Each battle card has a defense number printed in its lower right corner. This indicates its defense while it’s not on the battlefield, and it also indicates that the battle enters the battlefield with that many defense counters on it (see rule 310.4b).