The details of Fortified Area, card #11 from Magic: The Gathering's 1995 Renaissance expansion, featuring unique banding mechanics for strategic gameplay.
Fortified Area
1995 • Magic: The Gathering • Renaissance
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Fortified Area is a white Enchantment card released as part of Magic: The Gathering's Renaissance set in 1995. Identified as card number 11 in the expansion, this Uncommon card provides a significant tactical advantage by allowing wall creatures to gain +1/+0 power and utilize the banding mechanic. This ability permits players to group creatures together for attacking and blocking, offering flexible combat strategies that define the era's design philosophy. The card's mana cost of {1}{W}{W} makes it accessible in the early game, while its white color identity aligns with the set's focus on traditional fantasy themes. For collectors, the Renaissance set holds a special place in Magic history for its distinct aesthetic and mechanical innovations. The artwork for this card was created by Randy Asplund-Faith, contributing to the set's visual legacy. Whether you are a player looking to build a vintage deck or a collector interested in the evolution of Magic's rules, this card offers a glimpse into a pivotal moment for the trading card game. Understanding its role in the broader context of the Renaissance expansion helps collectors appreciate its historical significance within the Magic community.
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Card Details
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Fortified Area
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Uncommon
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.)