---
name: "Defense of the Heart"
mana_cost: "{3}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Rebecca Guay"
oracle_id: "e7e1b166-9267-426d-897d-24903327b48d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defense-of-the-heart-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defense of the Heart
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## 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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Game Preserve](/printing/game-preserve-mmq.md) — Enchantment
2. [Enigmatic Incarnation](/printing/enigmatic-incarnation-thb.md) — Enchantment
3. [Oath of Druids](/printing/oath-of-druids-prm.md) — Enchantment
4. [Summoner's Pact](/printing/summoners-pact-mb2.md) — Instant
5. [Overwhelming Instinct](/printing/overwhelming-instinct-ons.md) — Enchantment
6. [Jaheira's Respite](/printing/jaheiras-respite-clb.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #100
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Rebecca Guay
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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