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Defense of the Heart
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MP
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Defense of the Heart

rare · Enchantment · Secret Lair Drop
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Oracle Text

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.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{3}{G}Mana Cost
9Prints

Character Background

Defense of the Heart is a classic green “trapdoor” enchantment: it asks you to wait patiently until an opponent overextends, then rewards you with a sudden battlefield swing by tutoring two creatures directly into play. That makes it especially strong in value and combo-oriented decks, though it can also fit slower midrange shells that want to punish creature-heavy boards. The best way to exploit it is to build with high-impact creature pairs that immediately end games or generate overwhelming advantage, such as a combo finish, a powerful enter-the-battlefield engine, or two threats that protect each other. Since it triggers only if an opponent controls three or more creatures, pair it with effects that encourage combat and board development on both sides, or simply defend long enough to let aggressive decks do the work for you. In practice, it turns one enchantment into a devastating tempo swing.

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Character Background

Defense of the Heart is a classic green “trapdoor” enchantment: it asks you to wait patiently until an opponent overextends, then rewards you with a sudden battlefield swing by tutoring two creatures directly into play. That makes it especially strong in value and combo-oriented decks, though it can also fit slower midrange shells that want to punish creature-heavy boards. The best way to exploit it is to build with high-impact creature pairs that immediately end games or generate overwhelming advantage, such as a combo finish, a powerful enter-the-battlefield engine, or two threats that protect each other. Since it triggers only if an opponent controls three or more creatures, pair it with effects that encourage combat and board development on both sides, or simply defend long enough to let aggressive decks do the work for you. In practice, it turns one enchantment into a devastating tempo swing.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-23 04:20:43 UTC

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