Defy Death

Defy Death

3

Sorcery

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

Gisela cornered the murderous demon among the graves of the dead villagers. "A fitting end," she murmured as she raised her sword.

#12,345 EDHREC 🖌 Karl Kopinski

Market prices

updated on 06/17/2026
from €0.11
Source Normal Foil
Cardhoarder 0.03 tix
Card Kingdom $0.39 $3.49
Cardmarket €0.17 €1.61
CardTrader Buy €0.11 €0.38
TCGplayer $0.33 $3.25

Trend · last 90 days · EUR

€0.11
min €0.09 max €0.27

CardTrader market

290 offers · from €0.11 · avg €0.42 · max €1.40

Poor: 1 · Played: 19 · Near Mint: 86 · Slightly Played: 141 · Moderately Played: 43

Rulings (2)

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

05/01/2012

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.

05/01/2012

Legality by format

Brawl Not legal
Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Old School Not legal
Pauper Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Standard Not legal
Vintage Legal
Block Constructed Not legal
Extended Not legal
Frontier Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal