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Defile - Modern Horizons

Modern Horizons (MH1) · common

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Foil:$3.37
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Printings

rare
uncommon
common

Defile

Instant, {B}

Oracle Text

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.

Power Level

standardNot Legal
modernLegal
pioneerNot Legal
legacyLegal
vintageLegal
pauper131Tier C
premodernNot Legal
duel-commander24
cedhLegal
commanderLegal

Competitive Utilization

FormatArchetypeTierCopiesDeck %BoardReal Freq
pauperGolgari Gardens(3.5%)
B
3.4100%Main3.40
duel-commanderWinter, Cynical Opportunist(1.8%)
B
1.0100%Main1.00
pauperMono-Black(0.1%)
C
4.0100%Main4.00
pauperDevotion(0.2%)
C
3.880%Main3.04
duel-commanderYawgmoth, Thran Physician(0.6%)
C
1.0100%Main1.00
pauperJund Gardens(0.0%)
D
3.050%Main1.50
duel-commanderTinybones, Trinket Thief(0.0%)
D
1.0100%Main1.00
duel-commanderGollum, Riddle Master(0.0%)
D
1.0100%Main1.00
cedhYawgmoth, Thran Physician(0.1%)1.05%Main0.05
cedhGwenom, Remorseless(0.1%)1.01%Main0.01
cedhSephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel(0.1%)1.014%Main0.14
cedhK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth(0.3%)1.02%Main0.02

Format Guides

  • cEDH tier list & top cards · played in Gwenom, Remorseless — cEDH deck guide, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician — cEDH deck guide
  • Pauper metagame breakdown · played in Golgari Gardens — Pauper deck guide, Devotion — Pauper deck guide
  • Duel Commander tier list · played in Winter, Cynical Opportunist — Duel Commander deck guide, Yawgmoth, Thran Physician — Duel Commander deck guide

More Information

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