Defenders of Humanity

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Defenders of Humanity: Enchantment, Warhammer 40,000 Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K)
Released
2022-10-07
Collector number
11
Artist
Games Workshop
Commander rank
11,179 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Defenders of Humanity

Defenders of Humanity is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white enchantment from Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K), a Commander product released in October 2022. It is collector number 11 in that set, with art by Games Workshop. It costs {X}{2}{W} (X, two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Warhammer 40,000 Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.44 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

When this enchantment enters, create X 2/2 white Astartes Warrior creature tokens with vigilance.

{X}{2}{W}, Exile this enchantment: Create X 2/2 white Astartes Warrior creature tokens with vigilance. Activate only if you control no creatures and only during your turn.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.44 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Defenders of Humanity by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Defenders of Humanity

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (40K) #11★Rare2022

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Defenders of Humanity.

  • X in the first ability is always calculated separately from X in the second ability, even if you activate second ability in response to the first ability.

Similar cards

Other enchantment cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Defenders of Humanity is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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