Defy Death

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Defy Death: Sorcery, Foundations Commander. Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
25
Artist
Karl Kopinski
Commander rank
12,554 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Defy Death

Defy Death is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white sorcery from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 25 in that set, with art by Karl Kopinski. It costs {3}{W}{W} (three generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Avacyn Restored (2012) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If it's an Angel, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

Gisela cornered the murderous demon among the graves of the dead villagers. "A fitting end," she murmured as she raised her sword.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (as of 2026-11-11).

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Format legality

Legality of Defy Death by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Defy Death

Defy Death has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #174Uncommon2022
Avacyn Restored (AVR) #16Uncommon2012

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Defy Death, newest first.

  • No player can cast spells or activate abilities between returning the creature card to the battlefield and checking whether it’s an Angel.
  • If the creature is an Angel only on the battlefield (perhaps because it’s a non-Angel creature card and Xenograft is on the battlefield), it will get the +1/+1 counters.

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