---
name: "Defender en-Vec"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Cleric"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Fading"]
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "5"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bradley Williams"
oracle_id: "bb8a55a5-596e-427c-b745-4de8b0dfb095"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defender-en-vec-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defender en-Vec
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Cleric
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4
- **Keywords:** Fading

## Oracle Text
Fading 4 (This creature enters with four fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)
Remove a fade counter from this creature: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Daunting Defender](/printing/daunting-defender-ons.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Clergy en-Vec](/printing/clergy-en-vec-tmp.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Sanctum Custodian](/printing/sanctum-custodian-usg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
4. [Revered Elder](/printing/revered-elder-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Sanctum Guardian](/printing/sanctum-guardian-9ed.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Femeref Healer](/printing/femeref-healer-mir.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #5
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bradley Williams
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`