Bold Defense 
Instant
Oracle text (EN)
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, instead creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain first strike until end of turn.
Printing details
- Set
- ZEN · 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Scott Chou
- Released
- 2009-10-02
- Prices
- €0.06 · $0.10
Price history
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- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2026 | €0.05 | €0.11 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.06 | €0.11 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.02 trend €0.05 30-day avg €0.04 | low €0.03 trend €0.15 30-day avg €0.14 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.11 with Zero from €0.11 | NM from €0.29 with Zero from €0.29 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.11 | NM from €0.19 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Legal
Rulings
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Only creatures you control as Bold Defense resolves are affected.
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If a creature doesn't have first strike, granting it first strike after combat damage has been dealt in the first combat damage step won't prevent it from dealing combat damage. It will still assign and deal its combat damage in the second combat damage step.
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If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
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If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
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To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
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The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
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If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.