Blessed Defiance
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt 5 • common
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Collector number
- 5
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Kim Sokol
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. When that creature dies this turn, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
"If I'm going, I'm taking you with me!"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Blessed Defiance was released in 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. The set marked a return to the gothic horror-themed plane of Innistrad, focusing on the encroaching darkness and the struggle of the plane's inhabitants to survive. This card, a white common-rarity instant, was designed to emphasize the theme of desperate protection through the 'disturb' mechanic, reflecting the human factions' reliance on faith and spirits to combat supernatural threats.
The artwork, illustrated by Wisnutandi, employs a stark, evocative aesthetic consistent with the set's twilight-drenched visual identity. The design centers on the visual manifestation of protective magic as a source of resilience in a hostile environment. Upon its release, the card was integrated into the limited environment of the set, where its ability to grant flying and a +1/+1 counter provided a utilitarian tactical advantage, typical of white-aligned combat tricks within the game's broader mechanical architecture.
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