---
name: "Clan Defiance"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "C16"
set_name: "Commander 2016"
collector_number: "187"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "abcf5e77-88fc-4b76-a1e8-907a5b27d612"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/clan-defiance-c16"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Clan Defiance
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one or more —
• Clan Defiance deals X damage to target creature with flying.
• Clan Defiance deals X damage to target creature without flying.
• Clan Defiance deals X damage to target player or planeswalker.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Take Down](/printing/take-down-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Branching Bolt](/printing/branching-bolt-hop.md) — Instant
3. [Hurly-Burly](/printing/hurly-burly-cn2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Reckless Air Strike](/printing/reckless-air-strike-m20.md) — Sorcery
5. [Firespout](/printing/firespout-cmd.md) — Sorcery
6. [Fault Line](/printing/fault-line-usg.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2016 (C16) #187
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

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