Resourceful Defense
New Capenna Commander 19 • rare
- Set
- New Capenna Commander
- Collector number
- 19
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Francis Tneh
- Market price
- $2.01
What it does
Whenever a permanent you control leaves the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counters on target permanent you control.
4 generic mana white mana: Move any number of counters from target permanent you control onto a second target permanent you control.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Resourceful Defense was introduced in the New Capenna Commander set, released in 2022 to coincide with the Streets of New Capenna expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the art deco aesthetic of a bustling, mob-run city, drawing inspiration from 1920s noir and jazz-age industrialism. This particular card was designed as a rare enchantment to support synergy-heavy deck strategies involving counters, reflecting the set's focus on resourceful mechanics and faction-specific alliances.
The card was illustrated by Francis Tneh, whose work often captures dynamic energy and precise technical detail. In this piece, Tneh focuses on the theme of defensive fortification, using the visual language of New Capenna’s ornate, brass-heavy architecture to represent the protective nature of the enchantment. Upon release, the card was well-received by the Commander community for its utility in counter-heavy strategies, providing players with a flexible way to preserve their board state across multiple creatures.
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