---
name: "Hisoka's Defiance"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Hildebrandt"
oracle_id: "2ac6f1c7-f4c5-4d45-9644-da49d8fe4758"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hisokas-defiance-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hisoka's Defiance
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target Spirit or Arcane spell.

> *"With every passing day, the kami shape our world to suit their will. I, for one, would not see them succeed."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterspell](/printing/counterspell-dmr.md) — Instant
2. [Essence Scatter](/printing/essence-scatter-ddt.md) — Instant
3. [Geist Snatch](/printing/geist-snatch-avr.md) — Instant
4. [Mystic Denial](/printing/mystic-denial-ptk.md) — Instant
5. [False Summoning](/printing/false-summoning-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Remove Soul](/printing/remove-soul-s99.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #67
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Hildebrandt
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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