Defy Death is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If it's an Angel, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
How it works : Defy Death
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
No player can cast spells or activate abilities between returning the creature card to the battlefield and checking whether it’s an Angel.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If the creature is an Angel only on the battlefield (perhaps because it’s a non-Angel creature card and Xenograft is on the battlefield), it will get the +1/+1 counters.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Legal formats
modernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerduel
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