The strategic depth of Magic: The Gathering with this 1995 Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border release of Fortified Area, card number 26.
Fortified Area
1995 • Magic: The Gathering • Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border
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The 1995 Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border release of Fortified Area remains a foundational piece for any Magic: The Gathering collection. As card number 26 in the 4BB set, this white enchantment offers a distinct mechanical advantage that defined early gameplay strategies. Designed by Randy Asplund-Faith, the card provides wall creatures with a +1/+0 boost and the banding ability, allowing for flexible combat damage distribution. For collectors focused on the evolution of the Trading Card Game, this card represents a pivotal era of design where simple, potent effects shaped competitive environments. Its historical significance within the Magic: The Gathering canon makes it a valuable target for completists and historians alike. The card’s mana cost and color identity further illustrate the resource management mechanics that continue to influence modern formats. Whether you are building a vintage library or researching card history, this release offers a tangible connection to the game's rich past.
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Fortified Area
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Common
Randy Asplund-Faith
Card Stock
English
{1}{W}{W}
Enchantment
W
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Wall creatures you control get +1/+0 and have banding. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)