Wild Defiance
~$0.68 low · ~$2.57 high
Green. Enchantment
Avacyn Restored #203 · Illustrated by Slawomir Maniak
Avacyn Restored #203 · Illustrated by Slawomir ManiakWhat is Wild Defiance worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of an instant or sorcery spell, that creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
"When civilization reaches out its greedy hand, take it off at the wrist." —Garruk Wildspeaker
Format legality
The only printing of Wild Defiance
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Avacyn Restored avr #203· 2012rare· Cardmarket €0.73 · €1.83 foil | rare | $0.68 | $2.57 | €0.73€1.83 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #12,035 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Avacyn Restored card (#203).
203
- 203Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Wild Defiance, read from the Avacyn Restored printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Wild Defiance. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Enchantment is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Slawomir Maniak. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Avacyn Restored. Gold means rare.
- Collector number
- 203 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2012-05-01
Wild Defiance’s ability will resolve before that instant or sorcery spell.
2012-05-01
If an instant or sorcery spell targets the same creature you control more than once, Wild Defiance will trigger only once.
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