---
name: "Great Defender"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "LEG"
set_name: "Legends"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "c84496bc-6421-4930-a118-b0f9ee7e13f6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/great-defender-leg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +0/+X until end of turn, where X is its mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Show of Valor](/printing/show-of-valor-m20.md) — Instant
2. [Defensive Maneuvers](/printing/defensive-maneuvers-ons.md) — Instant
3. [Aegis of the Heavens](/printing/aegis-of-the-heavens-m19.md) — Instant
4. [Shield Wall](/printing/shield-wall-7ed.md) — Instant
5. [Charge](/printing/charge-dom.md) — Instant
6. [Warrior's Honor](/printing/warriors-honor-10e.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legends (LEG) #16
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 2 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`