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◇ Catalog #2537

Defense of the Heart

sld·#2537·mythic·borderless

Illus. Narendra Bintara Adi

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Apr '26

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Value

$39.84+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $40 · low $37

NM$38.8

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$36–$41modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $40low $20range 98.0%n 92

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,323 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$39

Gameplay

Enchantment

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.

"Do you know you're all my very best friends?" —Twilight Sparkle

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2023-09-01wotc

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

2023-09-01wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $38.84. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $20.24 and $40.07 across 92 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #2537 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity green, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {3}{G} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,323 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Narendra Bintara Adi. Rarix catalogs 97 other cards credited to this artist.