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Defiant Strike

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STAStrixhaven Mystical Archive#3uncommon
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EDHREC #5,707Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with white

"For twelve days and twelve nights, Somat assailed the monster's shell. On the thirteenth morning, it cracked with the dawn." —*Heroics: A Book of Fables*

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil · Etched
Border
borderless
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Dominik Mayer
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
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.280.0%
$0.03 low$0.00 gap
Foil$0.32+3.2%
$0.14 low$0.06 gap
Etched$0.42+2.4%
— low
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 7 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.280.0%30D
30D range$0.26to$0.29Since Feb 2024:H $0.33L $0.05
Foil$0.32+3.2%30D1.14× nonfoil
30D range$0.31to$0.33Since Feb 2024:H $0.39L $0.15
Etched$0.42+2.4%30D1.50× nonfoil
30D range$0.40to$0.42Since Feb 2024:H $0.49L $0.23

Other printings

7 totalCompare all printings
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Found in

4 productsRounded odds

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $63.05

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Collector Booster Hanger Pack

    Booster Pack · $54.99

    Nonfoil —Foil under 10%

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Set Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $9.60

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

  • Strixhaven School of Mages Draft Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $7.03

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

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.

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