Defender only prevents the creature from being declared as an attacker, which doesnt happen with fight effects like Ancient Animus, Pit Fight, and Longstalk Brawl
Simba, Returned King, Mufasa, King of the Pride Lands, Simba, Rightful Heir, and Scar, Mastermind can control the board and quest with impunity thanks to their large pools of willpower
Thats mostly rounding and manufacturing tolerance, not a conspiracy
Festival Crasher Rarity: Common TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Devil CMC: 2 Mana cost: USD: $0.27 EUR: 0.08 TIX: 0.04 EDHREC RANK: 19644 (1/3) Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn
Not bad at all
Last updated on July 23, 2025 Splinter Twin | Illustration by Goran Josic After the unbanning of Preordain in Modern Mind's Desire in Legacy, and Ponder in Vintage, the MTG community is awash with lists of good candidates to unban in various formats