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Defiant Strike

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Instant

WARWar of the Spark#9common

EDHREC #5,707Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with white

"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
Illustrator
Gabor Szikszai
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$0.18-28.0%
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil$0.150.0%
$0.10 low$0.02 gap
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$0.18-28.0%30D
30D range$0.17to$0.25Since Feb 2024:H $0.35L $0.01
Foil$0.150.0%30D0.83× nonfoil
30D flat at$0.15Since Feb 2024:H $0.58L $0.15

Other printings

7 totalCompare all printings
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Found in

8 productsRounded odds

  • Challenger Deck Japan 2019 Song Dance

    Deck · —

    Nonfoil 4× includedFoil —

  • War of the Spark Theme Booster Pack White

    Booster Pack · $7.98

    Nonfoil 1+ per boosterFoil —

  • Core Set 2020 Deck Builders Toolkit

    Kit · $58.85

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —

  • War of the Spark MTGO Redemption Foil

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies

  • War of the Spark MTGO Redemption

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —

  • War of the Spark Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $6.58

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

  • War of the Spark Japanese Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

  • War of the Spark Standard Showdown Booster

    Booster Pack · —

    Nonfoil —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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