Magic: The Gathering

Sworn Defender

Alliances 19 • rare

Set: Alliances
Collector number: 19
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 2 generic mana white mana white mana
Type: Creature
Colors: White
Artist: D. Alexander Gregory
Market price: $1.01

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What it's worth

$1.01market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.75 – $1.01 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from the Alliances set, Sworn Defender represents a distinct piece of game history that collectors prize for its scarcity and specific placement within a formative series. Its presence in a collection serves as a tangible link to the evolving mechanics that have shaped the depth and strategic variety of the game over time.

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What it does

1 generic mana: 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.

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Sworn Defender was released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was notable for its smaller size and its shift toward a more cohesive, story-driven aesthetic, aiming to provide strategic utility within the game's evolving competitive landscape of the mid-nineties.

The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the game's history. His contribution was designed to visually represent the protective, sentinel nature of the card's defensive mechanics, grounding the gameplay experience in the high-fantasy tradition that defined early Magic card design.

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