---
name: "Sworn Defender"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Knight"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "D. Alexander Gregory"
oracle_id: "02197d14-8d9f-4b1f-9ee0-ce8ef690843c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sworn-defender-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sworn Defender
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Knight
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/3

## Oracle Text
{1}: This creature's power becomes the toughness of target creature blocking or being blocked by this creature minus 1 until end of turn, and its toughness becomes 1 plus the power of that creature until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Serene Master](/printing/serene-master-c13.md) — Creature — Human Monk
2. [Sentinel](/printing/sentinel-leg.md) — Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Shu Defender](/printing/shu-defender-ptk.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Zhalfirin Crusader](/printing/zhalfirin-crusader-vis.md) — Creature — Human Knight
5. [Shield Dancer](/printing/shield-dancer-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
6. [Loyal Sentry](/printing/loyal-sentry-ddf.md) — Creature — Human Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #19
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** D. Alexander Gregory
- **Total Printings:** 6 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`