---
name: "Defeat"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "97"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Dave Kendall"
oracle_id: "21645448-ecbd-4036-b9ed-47cd903079e4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defeat-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defeat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with power 2 or less.

> *「ひとつひとつの命のやり取りの積み重ねが、戦争の趨勢を決定する。」 ――コラガンの戦士、ガヴァール・バーズィール*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cruel Cut](/printing/cruel-cut-anb.md) — Instant
2. [Vanquish the Weak](/printing/vanquish-the-weak-mom.md) — Instant
3. [Reave Soul](/printing/reave-soul-ima.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cut Down](/printing/cut-down-slz.md) — Instant
5. [Eliminate](/printing/eliminate-m21.md) — Instant
6. [Killing Glare](/printing/killing-glare-j25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #97
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Dave Kendall
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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