Command
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Lords Of Magic has a "defend self" command, where the unit will stand still and not attack, but gains extra defense.
Source: Defend Command -
In games with ATB, the character will defend indefinitely until they are issued a different command, giving it some use as a way to keep one character on standby.
Source: Defend Command -
General Weidling is ordered to defend Berlin when he only came in to attest that he didn't move his command post and therefore shouldn't be executed.
Source: You Are in Command Now
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Defend and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defend
Command & Defend. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defend>.
Defend or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defend.
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