Hold the Perimeter
~$0.13 low · ~$0.85 high
Colorless. Conspiracy
Conspiracy: Take the Crown #6 · Illustrated by Jason A. Engle
Conspiracy: Take the Crown #6 · Illustrated by Jason A. EngleWhat is Hold the Perimeter worth?
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Oracle text
(Start the game with this conspiracy face up in the command zone.)
At the beginning of your first upkeep, create a 1/2 white Soldier creature token with defender.
At the beginning of each other player's first upkeep, that player creates a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with "This token can't block."
Format legality
The only printing of Hold the Perimeter
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Conspiracy: Take the Crown cn2 #6· 2016rare· Cardmarket €0.19 · €0.48 foil | rare | $0.13 | $0.85 | €0.19€0.48 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 0
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Conspiracy: Take the Crown card (#6).
006 · CN2 · R · EN
- 006Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- CN2Set code for Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (8)
2016-08-23
You don't have to play with any conspiracy you draft. However, you have only one opportunity to put conspiracies into the command zone, as the game begins. You can't put conspiracies into the command zone after this point.
2016-08-23
A conspiracy doesn't count as a card in your deck for purposes of meeting minimum deck size requirements. (In most drafts, the minimum deck size is 40 cards.)
2016-08-23
Conspiracies are colorless, have no mana cost, and can't be cast as spells.
2016-08-23
Conspiracies are never put into your deck. Instead, you put any number of conspiracies from your card pool into the command zone as the game begins. These conspiracies are face up unless they have hidden agenda, in which case they begin the game face down.
2016-08-23
The Goblin tokens can't attack the turn they are put onto the battlefield.
2016-08-23
Conspiracies aren't legal for any sanctioned Constructed format, but may be included in other Limited formats, such as Cube Draft.
2016-08-23
You can look at any player's face-up conspiracies at any time. You'll also know how many face-down conspiracies a player has in the command zone, although you won't know what they are.
2016-08-23
A conspiracy's static and triggered abilities function as long as that conspiracy is face-up in the command zone.
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