---
name: "Withstand"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "GPT"
set_name: "Guildpact"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "ebf2816b-e042-43e9-8734-d3a896334c69"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/withstand-gpt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Withstand
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
Draw a card.

> *"A defesa faz tanto parte da guerra quanto o ataque, pois o escudo é tão importante quanto a espada." —Alovnek, mago da guilda Boros*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bandage](/printing/bandage-sth.md) — Instant
2. [Shieldmate's Blessing](/printing/shieldmates-blessing-zen.md) — Instant
3. [Endure](/printing/endure-eve.md) — Instant
4. [Swift Maneuver](/printing/swift-maneuver-csp.md) — Instant
5. [Hold at Bay](/printing/hold-at-bay-bng.md) — Instant
6. [Festival of the Guildpact](/printing/festival-of-the-guildpact-rav.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guildpact (GPT) #21
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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