---
name: "Tower Defense"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "137"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "58853200-efbe-41cc-87f1-720841308f4d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tower-defense-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tower Defense
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.

> *「龙兽只是练习。终有一天，我们可能必须击落噬天霸，甚至是拉铎司本身。」 ～瓦砾区猎手柯伦那*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shape the Sands](/printing/shape-the-sands-dtk.md) — Instant
2. [Pillar Launch](/printing/pillar-launch-tla.md) — Instant
3. [Crossbow Ambush](/printing/crossbow-ambush-sth.md) — Instant
4. [Gift of Strength](/printing/gift-of-strength-hou.md) — Instant
5. [High Stride](/printing/high-stride-blb.md) — Instant
6. [Arbor Armament](/printing/arbor-armament-j25.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #137
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 28 across all historical editions

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