---
name: "Ajani's Presence"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Strive"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Raymond Swanland"
oracle_id: "925a0b9b-a1fa-4aad-89d9-e2698ac3582f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ajanis-presence-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ajani's Presence
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Strive

## Oracle Text
Strive — This spell costs {2}{W} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Colossal Heroics](/printing/colossal-heroics-jou.md) — Instant
2. [Consign to Dust](/printing/consign-to-dust-c18.md) — Instant
3. [Desperate Stand](/printing/desperate-stand-jou.md) — Sorcery
4. [Nature's Panoply](/printing/natures-panoply-jou.md) — Instant
5. [Adamant Will](/printing/adamant-will-fdn.md) — Instant
6. [Mortal's Resolve](/printing/mortals-resolve-bng.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #2
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Raymond Swanland
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`