Beaming Defiance
Instant
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #14405
Beaming Defiance gives a creature +2/+2 and hexproof until end of turn for two mana — it counters a removal spell and turns a combat trade into a win simultaneously. Solid rate for what it does, but it's a reactive card that trades one-for-one, and decks that need a protection spell will usually find stronger options.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Beaming Defiance earns its slot in Voltron strategies where protecting a single creature — usually the commander — is worth a card, and the +2/+2 can close out games at the right moment. Pauper is its best home: the card is legal and the format's removal density makes cheap hexproof effects genuinely powerful. In Modern and Pioneer, Beaming Defiance sits well below the power threshold; Slip Out the Back and Tyvar's Stand do more for the same or less mana. Legacy and Vintage have access to Force of Will countermagic ecosystems that make instant-speed pump-protection a distant second choice. It's a common across formats, but only Pauper and budget Commander give it a real argument.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Beaming Defiance is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a common box rather than buy. Price stability is essentially guaranteed since there's no competitive demand driving it up, so you're never paying more than a dime.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.