---
name: "Defiant Strike"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "9"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Gabor Szikszai"
oracle_id: "f8c2d9c5-6fe6-4698-9972-83cdd625d94b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defiant-strike-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.

> *« Ma famille a été sauvée par un soldat de Boros. C'est pour cette raison que j'ai rejoint la Légion. C'est moi qui protège les autres maintenant. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rebellious Strike](/printing/rebellious-strike-tdm.md) — Instant
2. [Guided Strike](/printing/guided-strike-ima.md) — Instant
3. [Captain's Defense](/printing/captains-defense-msc.md) — Instant
4. [Aggressive Urge](/printing/aggressive-urge-inv.md) — Instant
5. [Moment of Defiance](/printing/moment-of-defiance-bro.md) — Instant
6. [Great Defender](/printing/great-defender-leg.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #9
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Gabor Szikszai
- **Total Printings:** 52 across all historical editions

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