TYPE
Instant

ABILITY
Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.

FLAVOR TEXT
Witch, werewolf, and cathar stood shoulder to shoulder around the Sungold Lock at the center of the ritual, ready to stop Tovolar's assault—or die trying.

ILLUSTRATOR
Andrey Kuzinskiy

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2021-09-24 If some, but not all, of the target creatures are illegal targets as Defend the Celestus resolves, the original distribution of counters remains the same. Counters that were to be put on the now-illegal targets are lost.
• 2021-09-24 You decide how to distribute the counters as you cast Defend the Celestus. You must distribute at least one counter to each creature you target.