Defy stakes its claim as the premier counterspell for any green-based control deck.
At 1 mana, it lets you nullify an opponent’s midrange threat or sweep away a tempo play—without bloating your curve or draining your hand.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
Defy is a 1-cost, 0-power Ionia Spell with a Reaction:
Reaction (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.)
Counter a spell that costs no more than 4 and no more than 1 green.
This tight cost restriction might seem limiting, but it nails the most common removal or unit-based spells your opponent will lean on in the early and midgame.
Defy’s speed—interrupting before resolution—turns blowout plays into whiffs.
Use it to stop a key removal, save your champion from a lethal burn spell, or interrupt a buff that would otherwise swing combat.
In a format where tempo is king, having a one-drop reaction makes sure you never cede control without a fight.
Visuals
The artwork captures that split-second moment of disruption with striking clarity. A hand, fingers splayed, thrusts forward into a swirl of blue and green energy, parting it like a veil.
The collision point at the center erupts in brilliant white light, casting sharp highlights across the scene.
The blue tones on the left represent the incoming threat—icy and angular—while the verdant green on the right embodies the organic resilience of Ionia.
The blurred background lets that central burst dominate your gaze, echoing the way Defy severs an opponent’s play mid-stream. It’s a visual promise: the moment you cast Defy, you stop the world in its tracks.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
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Set Code: OGN
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Card Number: 045/298
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Rarity: Common
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Foil Version: Included in Origins booster packs
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Alt Art / Overnumbered: None announced
As a staple counterspell, Defy will be a first-pick in any draft seeking green control tools.
Its foil version won’t skyrocket in price, but the dynamic art and the ever-relevant effect make it a subtle binder highlight.
Players tuning Ionia–green or Garen–green shells will draft it early to shore up their reactive arsenal.
Defy’s combination of lightning-fast reaction speed and flexible cost constraint makes it the go-to answer for midgame threats.
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