---
name: "Baffling Defenses"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "J21"
set_name: "Jumpstart: Historic Horizons"
collector_number: "2"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrey Kuzinskiy"
oracle_id: "108c6fc6-6a6a-4f73-ba2b-ac8803f9801c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/baffling-defenses-j21"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Baffling Defenses
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature's base power perpetually becomes 0.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serendib Sorcerer](/printing/serendib-sorcerer-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
2. [Flatline](/printing/flatline-who.md) — Instant
3. [Humble](/printing/humble-usg.md) — Instant
4. [Ovinize](/printing/ovinize-dmr.md) — Instant
5. [Sorceress Queen](/printing/sorceress-queen-itp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard Sorcerer
6. [Diminish](/printing/diminish-m11.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21) #2
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrey Kuzinskiy

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