---
name: "Defy Death"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "dbf9c3e8-35dd-4b80-bd23-f43e21cfd991"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defy-death-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Defy Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If it's an Angel, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

> *Gisela cornered the murderous demon among the graves of the dead villagers. "A fitting end," she murmured as she raised her sword.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Valkyrie's Call](/printing/valkyries-call-fdn.md) — Enchantment
2. [Resurrection](/printing/resurrection-prm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Breath of Life](/printing/breath-of-life-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sigardian Savior](/printing/sigardian-savior-mid.md) — Creature — Angel
5. [False Defeat](/printing/false-defeat-ptk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Reya Dawnbringer](/printing/reya-dawnbringer-dvd.md) — Legendary Creature — Angel

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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