Defiant Strike
Defiant Strike: Instant, Foundations Jumpstart. Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Draw a card. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 187
- Artist
- Gabor Szikszai
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About Defiant Strike
Defiant Strike is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white instant from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 187 in that set, with art by Gabor Szikszai. It costs {W} (one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Khans of Tarkir (2014) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
"My family was saved thanks to a single Boros soldier. It's why I joined the Legion. I will be the protector now."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Defiant Strike 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Defiant Strike
Defiant Strike has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #3 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive (STA) #66 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Core Set 2021 (M21) #15 | Common | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #WAR-9 | Common | 2019 |
| War of the Spark (WAR) #9 | Common | 2019 |
| Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #7 | Common | 2014 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Defiant Strike.
- 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.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.