Defiant Stand
~$0.11 TCGplayer
White. Instant
Portal #12 · Illustrated by Hannibal King
Portal #12 · Illustrated by Hannibal KingWhat is Defiant Stand worth?
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Oracle text
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Target creature gets +1/+3 until end of turn. Untap that creature.
Format legality
The only printing of Defiant Stand
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portal por #12· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.10 | uncommon | $0.11 | €0.10 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #31,773 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Hannibal King
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Portal card (#12).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Defiant Stand, read from the Portal printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Defiant Stand. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Illustration
- By Hannibal King. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Portal. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Hannibal King, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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