---
name: "Treetop Defense"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "POR"
set_name: "Portal"
collector_number: "190"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zina Saunders"
oracle_id: "f215d0f9-a53e-431a-a70d-9dc4e3caa41e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/treetop-defense-por"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Creatures you control gain reach until end of turn. (They can block creatures with flying.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crossbow Ambush](/printing/crossbow-ambush-sth.md) — Instant
2. [Tower Defense](/printing/tower-defense-rna.md) — Instant
3. [Snare the Skies](/printing/snare-the-skies-avr.md) — Instant
4. [Vines of the Recluse](/printing/vines-of-the-recluse-clu.md) — Instant
5. [Arbor Armament](/printing/arbor-armament-j25.md) — Instant
6. [Cloudcrown Oak](/printing/cloudcrown-oak-dds.md) — Creature — Treefolk Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal (POR) #190
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zina Saunders
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`