Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Defend the Campus
Strixhaven: School of Mages · #12 · common · 2021
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Market reference
$0.05
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Card facts
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- Collector number
- 12 / 393
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Izzy
- Colors
- W
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2021-04-23
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{W}
Type: Instant
Choose one — • Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. • Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
"Professors scrambled to push the mage hunters back, leaving the heart of Strixhaven undefended."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.05 |
| USD (foil) | $0.10 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.04 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.10 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Defend the Campus is real?
Defend the Campus is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Defend the Campus worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Defend the Campus is $0.05; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Defend the Campus from?
Defend the Campus is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Strixhaven: School of Mages" in the expansion series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Defend the Campus?
Defend the Campus is a common card in the Strixhaven: School of Mages set.
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Other Defend the Campus printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
