Daunting Defender
Onslaught 21 • common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 21
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
If a source would deal damage to a Cleric creature you control, prevent 1 of that damage.
"I will wield the stone of my homeland as though it were the fists of the Ancestor."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Daunting Defender was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was notable for introducing the cycling mechanic and focused heavily on tribal themes, with white-aligned creatures often emphasizing defense and battlefield presence.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the game's history. His approach for this piece captured the stoic, protective nature of the creature, aligning with the aesthetic identity of the set's white cards, which sought to balance functional gameplay mechanics with the high-fantasy themes central to the Magic narrative.
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