Defend the Campus
Strixhaven: School of Mages 12 • common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Izzy
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Choose one —
• Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
Professors scrambled to push the mage hunters back, leaving the heart of Strixhaven undefended.
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
Defend the Campus was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set revolves around a magical university theme, with this card representing the Lorehold college, which focuses on archaeological history and the invocation of spirits from the past. It was designed to serve as a functional common-rarity instant, providing a mechanical benefit to players by pumping their creatures to survive combat or interact with the board during the opposing player's turn.
The card features artwork by Izzy, a long-time illustrator for the franchise known for a dynamic, painterly style. In this piece, Izzy emphasizes the collegiate atmosphere of Strixhaven, capturing the kinetic energy of a student magically shielding the campus grounds. Upon its debut, the card was received as a straightforward, efficient combat trick, fitting neatly into the Limited format environment while reinforcing the flavor of the Lorehold color pair, which emphasizes the protective and tactical nature of white magic.
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