Defiant Strike
Instant
M21Core Set 2021#15common
"My family was saved thanks to a single Boros soldier. It's why I joined the Legion. I will be the protector now."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 728
- Illustrator
- Gabor Szikszai
- Found in
- Core Set 2021 MTGO Redemption · Core Set 2021 MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
Plays as:
Combat Trick
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Nonfoil
$0.10
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Since Feb 2024:H $0.20L $0.03$0.01
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Foil
$0.30
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Rulings
1 · latest Jun 23, 2020
- WotCJun 23, 2020
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Defiant Strike tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. You won't draw a card.