Magic: The Gathering

Defender of Chaos

Urza's Legacy 75 • common

Set: Urza's Legacy
Collector number: 75
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Carl Critchlow
Market price: $0.13

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$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.13 – $0.17 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common card, Defender of Chaos serves as a foundational piece of deck construction, providing a reliable creature to populate the battlefield. Its inclusion in this set marks it as a piece of a larger mechanical landscape, representing the consistent, accessible options that help shape the flow of play.

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Card face

What it does

Flash

Protection from white

Some knights will not follow orders—only disorder.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Defender of Chaos was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set served as the second chapter of the Urza block, a narrative arc centered on the artificer Urza and his ongoing struggle against the Phyrexians. The set was designed to introduce new mechanics and deepen the lore of the game's expansive multiverse, maintaining the high fantasy aesthetic that defined the late nineties era of the franchise.

The artwork for this card was provided by Carl Critchlow, a long-time contributor to the game known for his distinct, gritty illustrative style. In depicting the Defender of Chaos, Critchlow employed a visual language consistent with the set's themes of mechanical decay and impending war. While the card is a common-rarity creature, it is frequently cited by collectors for its representative role in the aesthetic evolution of the Urza block, reflecting a period where card design began to prioritize complex, character-driven storytelling within its illustration slots.

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