Defile
Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts 13 • uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts
- Collector number
- 13
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Joe Slucher
- Market price
- $4.10
What it does
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
The only shortcut in a bog is to the bottom.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Defile was originally released in the 2019 expansion Modern Horizons, a set specifically designed to introduce new cards directly into the Modern format without needing to pass through Standard. The card was selected as part of the Modern Horizons 1 Timeshifts subset, a thematic nod to the original Timeshifted cards from the 2006 Time Spiral set. Its design was intended to provide black decks with a scalable, efficient removal spell that rewards players for maintaining a high density of basic Swamps, reflecting the set's focus on deep mechanical synergies.
The card features artwork by illustrator Johannes Voss, whose contribution aligns with the dark, atmospheric aesthetic traditionally associated with black-aligned removal spells in Magic: The Gathering. Upon its release, Defile was well-received by players and competitive analysts alike for its utility in graveyard-focused and mono-black archetypes, becoming a staple tool for managing creature-based threats in low-to-the-ground formats where basic land consistency is achievable.
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