Defy Death
Jumpstart 2022 174 • uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 174
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If it's an Angel, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
Gisela cornered the murderous demon among the graves of the dead villagers. "A fitting end," she murmured as she raised her sword.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Defy Death was originally printed in the Avacyn Restored set in 2012, designed to capture the lore of the plane of Innistrad where resurrection magic is tied to the favor of angels. The Jumpstart 2022 version, numbered 174, reintroduces the card as part of a randomized, theme-based deck experience designed to make Magic: The Gathering more accessible for quick, pack-based play. It represents the persistent nature of white-aligned reanimation spells within the game's color identity.
The artwork for this particular printing reflects the Gothic horror aesthetic central to the Innistrad setting. Illustrators for the card were tasked with depicting the celestial power of an angel bestowing life upon a fallen warrior, emphasizing the thematic contrast between the cold finality of the grave and the luminous intervention of the divine. The card is widely recognized by players for its efficient mana cost and its dual utility of returning a creature to the battlefield while providing a temporary boost in power via a +1/+1 counter.
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