Blossoming Defense
Blossoming Defense: Instant, Lorwyn Eclipsed. Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains hexproof until end of turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 167
- Artist
- Eelis Kyttanen
- Commander rank
- 2,589 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Blossoming Defense
Blossoming Defense is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green instant from Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL), an expansion set released in January 2026. It is collector number 167 in that set, with art by Eelis Kyttanen. It costs {G} (one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Kaladesh (2016) to Lorwyn Eclipsed (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (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.)
To survive Shadowmoor's wilds, safewrights must carry an unassailable seed of beauty within their heart.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (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 Blossoming Defense by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Blossoming Defense
Blossoming Defense has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #KLD-146 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #173 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #155 | Uncommon | 2020 |
| Kaladesh (KLD) #146 | Uncommon | 2016 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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