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Defy Death

Defy Death

Sorcery

uncommon

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If it's an Angel, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

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Semantic Tags

Cares about +1/+1 counters — places, moves, doubles, or benefits from counters on creatures.

Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.

Returns cards from the graveyard to your hand, the battlefield, or the top of your library.

Reanimatormechanical

Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.

Puts creatures into the graveyard then returns them to the battlefield cheaply.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historicnot legal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (2)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Jumpstart 2022#174uncommon···
Avacyn Restored#16uncommon···

Rulings

2012-05-01

No player can cast spells or activate abilities between returning the creature card to the battlefield and checking whether it’s an Angel.

2012-05-01

If the creature is an Angel only on the battlefield (perhaps because it’s a non-Angel creature card and Xenograft is on the battlefield), it will get the +1/+1 counters.