Defend the Rider
Instant, {G}
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."
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| duel-commander | Tifa Lockhart(1.5%) | B | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| standard | Gruul Aggro(0.2%) | C | 4.0 | 100% | Main | 4.00 |
| standard | Abzan Midrange(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 100% | Side | 2.00 |
| duel-commander | Legolas, Master Archer(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| cedh | Yisan, the Wanderer Bard(0.1%) | 1.0 | 4% | Main | 0.04 | |
| cedh | Chatterfang, Squirrel General(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Korvold, Fae-Cursed King(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Crystal, Inhuman Princess(0.8%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy(2.5%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 | |
| cedh | Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers(0.2%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.02 | |
| cedh | Baylen, the Haymaker(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | The Cabbage Merchant(0.2%) | 1.0 | 58% | Main | 0.58 | |
| cedh | Bruce Banner // The Incredible Hulk(0.1%) | 1.0 | 11% | Main | 0.10 | |
| cedh | Ellivere of the Wild Court(0.0%) | 1.0 | 6% | Main | 0.06 | |
| cedh | Witherbloom, the Balancer(0.0%) | 1.0 | 5% | Main | 0.05 | |
| cedh | Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons(0.1%) | 1.0 | 3% | Main | 0.03 | |
| cedh | The Wise Mothman(0.1%) | 1.0 | 3% | Main | 0.03 | |
| cedh | Selvala, Heart of the Wilds(0.1%) | 1.0 | 2% | Main | 0.02 | |
| cedh | Ms. Bumbleflower(0.0%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Brigid, Clachan's Heart // Brigid, Doun's Mind(0.3%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Najeela, the Blade-Blossom(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | The Wandering Minstrel(0.1%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 |