Defile
Defile: Instant, Modern Horizons. Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Modern Horizons (MH1)
- Released
- 2019-06-14
- Collector number
- 86
- Artist
- Joe Slucher
- Commander rank
- 989 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Defile
Defile is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Modern Horizons (MH1), a draft-focused set released in June 2019. It is collector number 86 in that set, with art by Joe Slucher. It costs {B} (one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Pauper Commander. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Warhammer 40,000 Commander (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.47 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
The only shortcut in a bog is to the bottom.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.47 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Defile by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
Other printings of Defile
Defile has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2562 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1793 | Rare | 2024 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #199 | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #199★ | Uncommon | 2022 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91269 | Rare | 2021 |
| Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts (H1R) #13 | Uncommon | 2021 |
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.