---
name: "Blessed Defiance"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "DBL"
set_name: "Innistrad: Double Feature"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kim Sokol"
oracle_id: "04e3d36f-5dec-422c-a371-15e135fdface"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blessed-defiance-dbl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. When that creature dies this turn, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

> *"If I'm going, I'm taking you with me!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mortal's Ardor](/printing/mortals-ardor-ddo.md) — Instant
2. [Moment of Heroism](/printing/moment-of-heroism-j25.md) — Instant
3. [Moment of Defiance](/printing/moment-of-defiance-bro.md) — Instant
4. [Thalia's Geistcaller](/printing/thalias-geistcaller-c19.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Make Your Mark](/printing/make-your-mark-stx.md) — Instant
6. [Indebted Spirit](/printing/indebted-spirit-mh3.md) — Enchantment Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #5
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kim Sokol
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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