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Perfect Defense{3}{G}
Card name

Defense of the Heart

Enchantment

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Borderless
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
borderless
Security stamp
triangle
Frame
2015
Illustrator
Fajareka Setiawan
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
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.
Plays as:
Cheat Into Play
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
$19.99 low$9.99 gap
$20.00 low$9.50 gap
Cheapest playable copy$8.95· across 9 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$27.12+0.9%30D
30D range$26.88to$27.35Since Feb 2024:H $27.35L $9.55
Foil$23.03-17.5%30D0.85× nonfoil
30D range$22.19to$27.91Since Feb 2024:H $31.48L $9.69

Other printings

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Found in

2 productsRounded odds
  • Secret Lair Drop Secret Lair x Blood Bowl

    Box Set · $77.59

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —
  • Secret Lair Drop Secret Lair x Blood Bowl Foil

    Box Set · $91.90

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies

Rulings

2 · latest Sep 1, 2023
  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    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.

  • WotCSep 1, 2023

    If Defense of the Heart leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, the ability will still resolve as normal.