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Defense Against the Dark Arts

Block one opposing superpower each week, or pay $25 to decide Friday.

Ability: Able to block one superpower each week
Declare by: Thursday 4PM ET (unless paying for late check out)
Can be rented out: Yes
Can be blocked: Yes, by Defense Against the Dark Arts
Starting budget: $150 auction · $250 FAAB The auction budget applies to Extreme leagues; Normal leagues draft snake.
League profiles: Extreme and Normal

How it works

They say defense wins championships. Defense Against the Dark Arts gets to block one superpower each week.

Playing against the Dragon Slayer isn't scary when you don't have to worry about losing your superstar. Having Big or Little Voodoo on your schedule isn't daunting when you can block their benching/weakening powers. DADA can feel safe every single week...unless they are willing to risk it and accept a sizeable bribe to rent out their power to the highest bidder.

Late Check Out Option: DADA must name their power by Thursday 4PM ET like everyone else but they have a special option to buy a "late check out". DADA can choose to pay $25 in FAAB money to wait an additional 24 hours (until Friday 4PM ET) and see how all other powers are played. Will that extra time be worth more than $25 in FAAB value? That is a decision DADA will have to make each week!

What the budget means

Stronger powers start you with less money. In an Extreme league, a team holding Defense Against the Dark Arts drafts with $150 of auction budget against the $200 baseline. Either way it starts the season with $250 of free-agent bidding money. Choosing a power is choosing a trade-off.

Normal leagues draft snake, so there is no auction budget to spend — see the rules for the full comparison.

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