---
name: "Defend the Celestus"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "649"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Andrey Kuzinskiy"
oracle_id: "c079a636-cfd4-49cd-bcd4-54375b3fa355"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defend-the-celestus-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defend the Celestus
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.

> *Witch, werewolf, and cathar stood shoulder to shoulder around the Sungold Lock at the center of the ritual, ready to stop Tovolar's assault—or die trying.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elven Rite](/printing/elven-rite-tpr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Storm the Seedcore](/printing/storm-the-seedcore-mom.md) — Sorcery
3. [Reap What Is Sown](/printing/reap-what-is-sown-bng.md) — Instant
4. [Bounty of the Hunt](/printing/bounty-of-the-hunt-cst.md) — Instant
5. [Incremental Growth](/printing/incremental-growth-lrw.md) — Sorcery
6. [Armament Corps](/printing/armament-corps-ktk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #649
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Andrey Kuzinskiy
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`