Defend the Celestus
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt 182 • uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
- Collector number
- 182
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Andrey Kuzinskiy
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.
Witch, werewolf, and cathar stood shoulder to shoulder around the Sungold Lock at the center of the ritual, ready to stop Tovolar's assault—or die trying.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Defend the Celestus was released in 2021 as part of the Innistrad: Midnight Hunt expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the set's central narrative theme, which revolves around the residents of the horror-themed plane of Innistrad struggling to preserve the Celestus, an ancient astronomical device crucial for maintaining the balance between day and night cycles during an unending nocturnal threat.
The artwork was provided by Andrey Kuzinskiy, who utilized a dramatic, low-light color palette to emphasize the mystical and mechanical nature of the site. Within the game's mechanics, the card functions as an instant that allows players to exert control over the battlefield by tapping creatures, reinforcing the flavor of a desperate, strategic defense of a vital landmark. It was received by the player base as a functional utility piece within the set's limited environment.
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