Crash the Gate
Crashing Drawbridge is a compact defensive piece that turns a stalled board into an opening. On the surface this 0 4 Wall buys time with its Defender body while offering a simple tap activated effect that grants haste to your creatures until end of turn. The low casting cost makes it an early play that slots into artifact tribal, aggro token builds, and decks that want a repeatable haste enabler without committing excessive resources.
Use Crashing Drawbridge to convert blockers into attackers on the same turn you deploy a swarm or the turn you flicker a creature. It pairs well with mass pump effects, creature tutors, and cards that care about creatures entering the battlefield this turn. The piece reads like a utility tool from Tarkir's fortified passes: steady, reliable, and situationally decisive. Add it to decks that value tempo and synchronized offense and you will find its simple rule text creates outs in turns you need to close the game.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}
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Card Type – Artifact Creature
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Subtypes – Wall
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Defender
{T}: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
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Power / Toughness – 0/4
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Set – Commander: Tarkir: Dragonstorm
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Language – English
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Condition – Near Mint
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Rarity – Common
