Defense of the Heart
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1039 · Rare · Enchantment
Mana cost: {3}{G}
At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls three or more creatures, sacrifice this enchantment, search your library for up to two creature cards, put those cards onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Illustrated by Fajareka Setiawan · Released November 28, 2022
Prices
- Nonfoil: $27.12 USD · €18.54 EUR
- Foil: $23.03 USD · €21.68 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $0.24 USD (0.9%) to $27.12 USD; low $26.88 USD, high $27.35 USD.
Printings
- Marvel Universe #76 (MAR) · Mythic · 2026 · $9.10 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #2537 (SLD) · Mythic · 2026 · $15.74 USD
- Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales #100 (WOT) · Mythic · 2023 · $150.54 USD foil
- Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales #51 (WOT) · Mythic · 2023 · $19.37 USD
- Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales #80 (WOT) · Mythic · 2023 · $28.87 USD
- Secret Lair Drop #1039 (this printing) · Rare · 2022 · $27.12 USD
- The List #ULG-100 (PLST) · Rare · 2019 · $15.75 USD
- Judge Gift Cards 2016 #7 (J16) · Rare · 2016 · $78.92 USD foil
- Urza's Legacy #100 (ULG) · Rare · 1999 · $21.81 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2023-09-01 · wotc — If Defense of the Heart leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, the ability will still resolve as normal.
- 2023-09-01 · wotc — Defense of the Heart's ability will check if an opponent controls three or more creatures as your upkeep begins. If none of them do, the ability won't trigger at all. If an opponent does, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If none of your opponents control three or more creatures at that point, the ability won't do anything. The opponent that controls three or more creatures as the ability resolves doesn't have to be the same opponent that controlled three or more creatures as it triggered.
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