Beaming Defiance
Beaming Defiance: Instant, Strixhaven: School of Mages. Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains hexproof until end of turn. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX)
- Released
- 2021-04-23
- Collector number
- 9
- Artist
- Manuel Castañón
- Commander rank
- 14,662 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Beaming Defiance
Beaming Defiance is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white instant from Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX), an expansion set released in April 2021. It is collector number 9 in that set, with art by Manuel Castañón. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Strixhaven: School of Mages is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"I've lived too long in my father's shadow. It's time to find my own light." -Killian, Silverquill mage-student
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.19 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Beaming Defiance by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
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