Defend the Rider 
Instant
Oracle Text
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."
Format Legality
StandardPioneerModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Defend the Rider, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Standard | 2 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 |
Details
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 157
Non-foilFoil
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Defend the Rider
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
- 1 Traveling Chocobo
- 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- 1 Scythecat Cub
- 1 Springheart Nantuko
- 1 Kazandu Mammoth
- 1 Guardian Augmenter
- 1 Mossborn Hydra
- 1 Sentinel of the Nameless City
- 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
- 1 Arbor Elf
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Boreal Druid
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 1 Elvish Reclaimer
- 1 Fyndhorn Elves
- 1 Llanowar Elves
- 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
Sorceries (5)
Instants (24)
- 1 Titanic Growth
- 1 Wild Might
- 1 Harrow
- 1 Invigorate
- 1 Stonewood Invocation
- 1 Become Immense
- 1 Blossoming Defense
- 1 Crop Rotation
- 1 Defend the Rider
- 1 Embiggen
- 1 Gather Courage
- 1 Groundswell
- 1 Hapatra's Mark
- 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- 1 Might of Old Krosa
- 1 Ranger's Guile
- 1 Royal Treatment
- 1 Savage Summoning
- 1 Snakeskin Veil
- 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
- 1 Vines of Vastwood
- 1 Wild Shape
- 1 Mutagenic Growth
- 1 Tyvar's Stand
Artifacts (5)
Lands (42)
- 1 Bant Panorama
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Brokers Hideout
- 1 Cabaretti Courtyard
- 1 Centaur Garden
- 1 Command Beacon
- 1 Dryad Arbor
- 1 Escape Tunnel
- 1 Evolving Wilds
- 1 Fabled Passage
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Ghost Quarter
- 1 Hashep Oasis
- 1 Inkmoth Nexus
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Naya Panorama
- 1 Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
- 1 Pendelhaven
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riveteers Overlook
- 14 Snow-Covered Forest
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Terramorphic Expanse
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
- 1 Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- 1 Scythecat Cub
- 1 Springheart Nantuko
- 1 Kazandu Mammoth
- 1 Guardian Augmenter
- 1 Mossborn Hydra
- 1 Sentinel of the Nameless City
- 1 Traveling Chocobo
- 1 Allosaurus Shepherd
- 1 Arbor Elf
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Boreal Druid
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 1 Elvish Reclaimer
- 1 Fyndhorn Elves
- 1 Llanowar Elves
- 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
Sorceries (5)
Instants (24)
- 1 Titanic Growth
- 1 Wild Might
- 1 Harrow
- 1 Invigorate
- 1 Stonewood Invocation
- 1 Become Immense
- 1 Blossoming Defense
- 1 Crop Rotation
- 1 Defend the Rider
- 1 Embiggen
- 1 Gather Courage
- 1 Groundswell
- 1 Hapatra's Mark
- 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- 1 Might of Old Krosa
- 1 Ranger's Guile
- 1 Royal Treatment
- 1 Savage Summoning
- 1 Snakeskin Veil
- 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
- 1 Vines of Vastwood
- 1 Wild Shape
- 1 Mutagenic Growth
- 1 Tyvar's Stand
Artifacts (5)
Lands (42)
- 1 Bant Panorama
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Brokers Hideout
- 1 Cabaretti Courtyard
- 1 Centaur Garden
- 1 Command Beacon
- 1 Dryad Arbor
- 1 Escape Tunnel
- 1 Evolving Wilds
- 1 Fabled Passage
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Ghost Quarter
- 1 Hashep Oasis
- 1 Inkmoth Nexus
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Naya Panorama
- 1 Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
- 1 Pendelhaven
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Riveteers Overlook
- 14 Snow-Covered Forest
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Terramorphic Expanse
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (5)
Enchantments (11)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (25)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Endurance
- 1 Dreadhorde Arcanist
- 1 Emberheart Challenger
- 1 Fugitive Codebreaker
- 1 Slickshot Show-Off
- 1 Gruul Spellbreaker
- 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
- 1 Ursine Monstrosity
- 1 Death-Greeter's Champion
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Ghor-Clan Rampager
- 1 Fury
- 1 Hexdrinker
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Embereth Veteran
- 1 Grim Lavamancer
- 1 Monastery Swiftspear
- 1 Soul-Scar Mage
Sorceries (9)
Instants (22)
- 1 Overprotect
- 1 Bulk Up
- 1 Manamorphose
- 1 Invigorate
- 1 Ghostfire Slice
- 1 Pyrokinesis
- 1 Become Immense
- 1 Berserk
- 1 Blossoming Defense
- 1 Defend the Rider
- 1 Embiggen
- 1 Groundswell
- 1 Legolas's Quick Reflexes
- 1 Might of Old Krosa
- 1 Royal Treatment
- 1 Snakeskin Veil
- 1 Vines of Vastwood
- 1 Mutagenic Growth
- 1 Burst Lightning
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Monstrous Rage
- 1 Play with Fire
Enchantments (8)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (36)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Copperline Gorge
- 1 Cragcrown Pathway
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Dryad Arbor
- 1 Fire-Lit Thicket
- 2 Forest
- 1 Forest
- 1 Forest
- 1 Forest
- 1 Forest
- 1 Karplusan Forest
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Mountain
- 2 Mountain
- 1 Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Rockfall Vale
- 1 Rootbound Crag
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Thornspire Verge
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
