Security Blockade
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant land
When this Aura enters, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance.
Enchanted land has "
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to you this turn."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Price
- $0.06
- EDHREC rank
- #27818
Security Blockade lands an Knight creature token and turns the enchanted land into a damage-prevention engine, but three mana for a 2/2 and a conditional fog effect on one land is too slow and too narrow for most tables. Dedicated pillow-fort or Aura-matters builds are the only places it earns a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Security Blockade is a Commander card through and through — the 40-life format and multiplayer board states are the only context where draining one combat damage per attack is worth three mana and a card. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's simply unplayable; those formats move too fast and efficiently for a do-nothing enchantment that doesn't affect the opponent's hand, board, or graveyard. Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's DNA that pillow-fort strategies can find marginal use for it there, but it still sits well outside the competitive range.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.06 bulk tier
At $0.06, Security Blockade is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. Don't expect that to change; niche defensive enchantments at this price point stay there.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.