Printings
Defense of the Heart
Card Information
Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Marvel Universe (MAR)
Rarity: Mythic
Collector Number: 76
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.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- September 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.
Source: wotc - September 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.
Source: wotc
Price History
To study a single card is to glimpse the heart of a spell - a frozen moment of ambition, artistry, and arcane intent. Within each glyph lies a spark: a story untold, a duel turned, a destiny altered. Treat it not as mere parchment, dear seeker, but as a shard of the Multiverse itself.