---
name: "Paragon of Fierce Defiance"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "158"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Slawomir Maniak"
oracle_id: "0f94d1a7-351f-4d37-8dab-1ebf2e8ee213"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/paragon-of-fierce-defiance-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Paragon of Fierce Defiance
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Other red creatures you control get +1/+1.
{R}, {T}: Another target red creature you control gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and {T} this turn.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bloodlust Inciter](/printing/bloodlust-inciter-akr.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Mudbrawler Cohort](/printing/mudbrawler-cohort-shm.md) — Creature — Goblin Warrior
3. [Whip Sergeant](/printing/whip-sergeant-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Vengeful Firebrand](/printing/vengeful-firebrand-mor.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior
5. [Roar of Resistance](/printing/roar-of-resistance-onc.md) — Enchantment
6. [Crimson Wisps](/printing/crimson-wisps-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #158
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Slawomir Maniak
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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