Defense of the Heart
- Mana cost
- {3}{G}
- Type
- Enchantment
- Set
- The List #ULG-100 (rare)
- Price
- $15.22 USD
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.
Defense of the Heart has 9 printings, first in Urza's Legacy (1999). EDHREC ranks it #1,299 among Commander cards. It appears most in The Ur-Dragon decks (4,116 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Defense of the Heart most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- The Ur-Dragon: 4,116 decks
- Pantlaza, Sun-Favored: 3,347 decks
- Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm: 2,294 decks
- Atla Palani, Nest Tender: 2,188 decks
- Bello, Bard of the Brambles: 2,105 decks
- Muldrotha, the Gravetide: 1,852 decks
- Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge: 1,721 decks
- Kona, Rescue Beastie: 1,435 decks
Often played with Defense of the Heart
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If Defense of the Heart leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, the ability will still resolve as normal.
- : 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.