Defend the Rider
Aetherdrift 157 • uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Collector number
- 157
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Raph Lomotan
- Market price
- $0.76
What it does
Choose one —
• Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
• Create a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token saddles Mounts and crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."
Lagorin would not lose another.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Defend the Rider was released as part of the Aetherdrift expansion for Magic: The Gathering, introduced to the game to capture the high-stakes, kinetic energy of the set's racing-themed mechanics. As an uncommon instant, it was designed to provide players with a reactive combat trick that reinforces the set's focus on mounted synergy and vehicle-based maneuvers, allowing for a strategic pivot during the rapid pace of gameplay typical of this block.
The card's striking visual identity was crafted by artist Raph Lomotan, who utilized a dynamic perspective to convey the urgency and protective nature of the spell. By focusing on the bond between the rider and their mount, Lomotan's illustration emphasizes the core narrative themes of the Aetherdrift setting, meeting with favor among players for its clear depiction of the instant's function and its thematic integration into the broader collection.
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About Defend the Rider
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