Defend the Celestus
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}{G}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Innistrad: Double Feature #182 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.17 USD
Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.
Defend the Celestus has 3 printings, first in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (2021). EDHREC ranks it #20,614 among Commander cards. It appears most in Anara, Wolvid Familiar decks (2 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Defend the Celestus most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Anara, Wolvid Familiar: 2 decks
- Shang-Chi, Martial Mentor: 1 decks
- Galion, Elvenking's Butler: 1 decks
- Yoshimaru, Scrappy Stray: 1 decks
Often played with Defend the Celestus
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
- Ritual of Hope
- Burn the Accursed
- Sungold Barrage
- Abandon the Post
- Spellrune Painter
- Tavern Ruffian
- Homestead Courage
- Lambholt Harrier
- Moonrager's Slash
- Tireless Hauler
Rulings
- : You decide how to distribute the counters as you cast Defend the Celestus. You must distribute at least one counter to each creature you target.
- : If some, but not all, of the target creatures are illegal targets as Defend the Celestus resolves, the original distribution of counters remains the same. Counters that were to be put on the now-illegal targets are lost.