MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #157

Defend the Rider

dft·#157·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Raph Lomotan

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '25

1 yr ago

Value

$1.67+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.69 · low $0.63

NM$0.67

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.62–$0.71modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.79low $0.03range 2533.3%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,848 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$2.47

Nonfoil$0.67

Gameplay

Instant

Choose one — • Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. • Create a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token saddles Mounts and crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."

Lagorin would not lose another.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.67. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.79 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from DFT — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #157 of *Aetherdrift*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2025 Aetherdrift release.

Card type: Instant, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {G} (1 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,848 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Raph Lomotan. Rarix catalogs 49 other cards credited to this artist.