Defend
Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Link
Link verb - To put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole.
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Link your creatures to your furthest building, and defend it against an enemy wizard's attack wave, converting some of his army's souls along the way.
Source: Video Game / Sacrifice -
In the previous game, Link could not defend against energy balls, magic blasts, or sword beams without the Magical Shield.
- The Entry Pimp Move: 6 Attack: 4 Defend: 3 Edit: 7 Special: The Entry Pimp can link any hex to his home trope (the one he started on), regardless of whether they're adjacent or not.
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