---
name: "Chandra's Defeat"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "HOU"
set_name: "Hour of Devastation"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "a57ad23b-cff3-45e5-98b3-1b20224aaa19"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chandras-defeat-hou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Chandra's Defeat
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Chandra's Defeat deals 5 damage to target red creature or red planeswalker. If that permanent is a Chandra planeswalker, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

> *「火焰？茜卓，你就只会这点把戏？」 ～尼可波拉斯*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chandra's Triumph](/printing/chandras-triumph-war.md) — Instant
2. [Chandra Ablaze](/printing/chandra-ablaze-zen.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
3. [Chandra, Dressed to Kill](/printing/chandra-dressed-to-kill-prm.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra
4. [Chandra's Fury](/printing/chandras-fury-m13.md) — Instant
5. [Chandra's Outrage](/printing/chandras-outrage-m12.md) — Instant
6. [Chandra, Heart of Fire](/printing/chandra-heart-of-fire-m21.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Chandra

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Hour of Devastation (HOU) #86
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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