---
name: "Hold the Line"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "CHK"
set_name: "Champions of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "1ff55bbd-cde2-4fe9-a129-16790831d665"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hold-the-line-chk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Hold the Line
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Blocking creatures get +7/+7 until end of turn.

> *„Vergebt mir, Meister Kami, aber im Interesse meines Volkes muss ich euren Vormarsch aufhalten."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rally](/printing/rally-ice.md) — Instant
2. [Piety](/printing/piety-arn.md) — Instant
3. [Righteousness](/printing/righteousness-sum.md) — Instant
4. [Tactical Advantage](/printing/tactical-advantage-anb.md) — Instant
5. [Give No Ground](/printing/give-no-ground-emn.md) — Instant
6. [Valor Made Real](/printing/valor-made-real-dis.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #13
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`