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◇ Catalog #173

Blossoming Defense

scd·#173·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Dec '22

3 yr ago

Value

$0.25+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.26 · low $0.24

NM$0.25

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.23–$0.26modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.35low $0.23range 921.7%n 46

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,696 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.25

Gameplay

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.)

Those who move harmoniously with the flow of aether can channel the power of the natural world.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.25. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.23 and $2.35 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SCD — the lineup includes 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 #173 of *Starter Commander Decks*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2022 Starter Commander Decks 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 #2,696 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Anastasia Ovchinnikova. Rarix catalogs 316 other cards credited to this artist.