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Defense of the Heart

Card Name

Defense of the Heart

Mana Cost

3

Type

Enchantment

Rarity

Mythic Rare

rules 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.

Flavor Text

"And as the rose began to bloom, the curse of Redtooth Keep began, at last, to wither." —Curse of the Werefox

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(9/1/2023)
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.
(9/1/2023)
If Defense of the Heart leaves the battlefield while its triggered ability is on the stack, the ability will still resolve as normal.