---
name: "Defend the Rider"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "157"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Raph Lomotan"
oracle_id: "561af57d-d43d-4d98-9ef6-18a0843f22ae"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defend-the-rider-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defend the Rider
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
• Create a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token saddles Mounts and crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."

> *Lagorin no perdería más jinetes.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shields Up!](/printing/shields-up-trk.md) — Instant
2. [Tamiyo's Safekeeping](/printing/tamiyos-safekeeping-sld.md) — Instant
3. [Renegade's Getaway](/printing/renegades-getaway-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Back on Track](/printing/back-on-track-dft.md) — Sorcery
5. [Prodigy's Prototype](/printing/prodigys-prototype-neo.md) — Artifact — Vehicle
6. [Ranger's Guile](/printing/rangers-guile-m15.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #157
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Raph Lomotan
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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