Defense of the Heart

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls three or more creatures, sacrifice Defense of the Heart. If you do, search your library for up to two creature cards and put those cards onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Combos

• Defense of the Heart + Hall of Heliod's Generosity

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Big Apple Highlander	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
PreDH	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

capwner on One-card wins

3 months ago

Rythven-Fang -- Defense of the Heart is a good one, actually I used to play this in a couple decks! Doesn't quite win by itself because you need a bit of help from an opponent to proc it, but I do think it's close enough to include here. Hmmm still trying to think of more, going back to all-spells there's Recross the Paths and Abundance which both can stack the whole deck in any order and set up a win. However these are very specific to all-spells decks and generally win next-turn not on the spot.

Rythven-Fang on One-card wins

3 months ago

Defense of the Heart Pretty much does the same thing as your Tooth and Nail example. It's both slower and faster at the same time. Telegraphs hard, but honestly the ability to put any two creatures onto the battlefield will win you the game. Say maybe Sliver Queen *oversized* and Basal Sliver for example.

Mortlocke on The Song of Phyresis

6 months ago

Venum,

Sorry to spam but I finally remembered why I cut Defense of the Heart - it's hit or miss and more often than not it misses hard. Let me explain, so in my playgroup poison generally gets focused down on early in the game. With DotH on the field everyone immediately bands together because they already know that either two praetors or Blightsteel Colossus is hitting the board. Sure, I can maybe get rid of one or two players but more often than not I just get dealt with. In short - I cut it because of the bad politics Defense of the Heart brought.

Mortlocke on The Song of Phyresis

6 months ago

Venum,

I think you're right. Norn's Choirmaster only shines if I can attack more than once with my commander while Tekuthal synergizes with the deck as a whole giving consistsnt added value. Also, once upon a time in the deck's earlier iterations Defense of the Heart was in the deck, I dont remember why I cut it though.

Venum on The Song of Phyresis

6 months ago

I'm happy you came back to update that deck, which is my favorite one of yours.

I've been wanting to ask about the reason why you're not including Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus for doubling the proliferate effect? If you do have Vorinclex or Innkeeper on the field, with the free proliferate of Atraxa, it would be 4 poison counter on end step.

I also like Defense of the Heart for cheating Blightsteel Colossus and Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider

Lordeh on Predatory Seafood Buffet

1 year ago

Just a quick update! Played and managed to pop off a Defense of the Heart on turn 4 and got both Koma, Cosmos Serpent and Koma, World-Eater which ended the game in 2 rounds.

bankrupt_on_selling on Mayael the anima: Big stomp

1 year ago

I've dusted off my magic cards after not playing for a long while and I'm comparing and contrasting my deck with yours. My "Anayalation" themed Mayael I made destroy stuff a sub theme. Curious what your thoughts are on some cards I have that you don't. Homeward Path, Defense of the Heart, Godsire, Worldspine Wurm, Impervious Greatwurm. And if you had the three on color og duals what three lands would you take out for those?

Asder on Kona the King of Unfun

1 year ago

Winter Moon, Winter Orb, God-Pharaoh's Statue, Orb of Dreams, Storage Matrix, Freyalise's Winds, Defense of the Heart and Sandwurm Convergence all feel like they are worth considering.