---
name: "Beaming Defiance"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Manuel Castañón"
oracle_id: "f88eeb04-4b8e-4c76-a8c6-90887b94d518"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/beaming-defiance-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

> *„Ich lebe schon zu lange im Schatten meines Vaters. Es ist an der Zeit, meinen eigenen Weg zu finden."
—Kilian, Silberkiel-Magiestudent*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blossoming Defense](/printing/blossoming-defense-ecl.md) — Instant
2. [Glint](/printing/glint-anb.md) — Instant
3. [Ranger's Guile](/printing/rangers-guile-m15.md) — Instant
4. [Shore Up](/printing/shore-up-blb.md) — Instant
5. [Shields Up!](/printing/shields-up-trk.md) — Instant
6. [Chase Inspiration](/printing/chase-inspiration-sos.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #9
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Manuel Castañón
- **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`