---
name: "Defiant Stand"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "POR"
set_name: "Portal"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Hannibal King"
oracle_id: "05e61628-cdae-4664-b866-be438fb3a6ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defiant-stand-por"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defiant Stand
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Target creature gets +1/+3 until end of turn. Untap that creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Warrior's Stand](/printing/warriors-stand-p02.md) — Instant
2. [Rally the Troops](/printing/rally-the-troops-ptk.md) — Instant
3. [Just Fate](/printing/just-fate-me4.md) — Instant
4. [Deep Wood](/printing/deep-wood-por.md) — Instant
5. [Eightfold Maze](/printing/eightfold-maze-ptk.md) — Instant
6. [Defiant Strike](/printing/defiant-strike-ktk.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal (POR) #12
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Hannibal King
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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