Perfect Defense

Defense of the Heart

Secret Lair Drop · #1039 · rare · EN

CA$27.99 · Foil $18.69

cheapest of 20 store offers · see all

market $27.30 · Foil $20.22

Mana cost: {3}{G}

Type: Enchantment

Commonly played as: Tutor

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.

Artist: Fajareka Setiawan

Released: 2022-11-28

Finishes: Nonfoil, Foil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $27.30
  • TCGplayer foil: $20.22
  • Cardmarket: €19.34
  • Cardmarket foil: €19.91
  • MTGO tix: 0
$31.48$18.42
233 days of daily prices for Perfect Defense: $18.47 to $27.30
2026-01-252026-11-12
regular foil · 233 days tracked · $18.47 → $27.30 (+48%) · low $18.42 · high $31.48
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
Card KingdomSP · foil · 3 days agoSPfoil$18.693 days ago
Face To Face GamesNM · yesterdayNMregularCA$27.99yesterday
Card KingdomNM · 3 days agoNMregular$19.993 days ago
ManaPoolNM · foil · todayNMfoil$20.20today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€19.34today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$21.75today
Face To Face GamesNM · foil · yesterdayNMfoilCA$30.99yesterday
Card KingdomNM · foil · 3 days agoNMfoil$21.993 days ago
ManaPoolSP · foil · todaySPfoil$22.05today
CardTraderSP · 3 days agoSPregular€25.023 days ago
CardTraderSP · foil · 3 days agoSPfoil€25.393 days ago
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$28.70today
CardTraderMP · foil · 3 days agoMPfoil€26.663 days ago

Truncated: 7 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 20 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 4 lists
  • 6 copies tracked

Decks that play this card

  • Crusher {G}{W}1 copy · 60 cards · official precon

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All printings of Perfect Defense

USD · low $0.28 · high $155.12

Set#RarityUSD
Marvel Universe#76 · mythic76mythic$9.67
Secret Lair Drop#2537 · mythic2537mythic$16.27
Wilds of Eldraine Art Series#81 · common81common$0.28
Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales#100 · mythic100mythic$155.12 foil
Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales#51 · mythic51mythic$19.26
Wilds of Eldraine: Enchanting Tales#80 · mythic80mythic$28.06
Secret Lair Drop#1039 · rare1039rare$27.30
The List#ULG-100 · rareULG-100rare$15.02
Judge Gift Cards 2016#7 · rare7rare$76.77 foil
Urza's Legacy#100 · rare100rare$20.37