Sworn Defender
ALLAlliances/#19/1996Rare
Reserved listColour IDMV 4
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1.49
Cardmarket€0.77
TCGplayer$1.05
ManaPool$0.20
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.38
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $1.49High $1.49Low $0.49▲ 50.5%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$1.05TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 4.0%90d▲ 16.7%
90d high
$1.05
90d low
$0.90
Paper printings priced
1
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Cheapest paper printing
$1.05
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- Up 4.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $1.05.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Knight
: 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.
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Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Digital formats
Rulings (1)
wotc1 Oct 2009
You apply power/toughness changing effects in a series of sublayers in the following order: (a) effects from characteristic-defining abilities; (b) effects that set power and/or toughness to a specific number or value; (c) effects that modify power and/or toughness but don’t set power and/or toughness to a specific number or value; (d) changes from counters; (e) effects that switch a creature’s power and toughness. This card’s effect is always applied in (b), which means that effects applied in sublayer (c), (d), or (e) will not be overwritten; they will be applied to the new value.
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About this card
Sworn Defender
Sworn Defender is a Creature — Human Knight, with mana cost {2}{W}{W} (mana value 4).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $1.05 (up 4.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Sworn Defender FAQ
How much is Sworn Defender worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Sworn Defender is $1.05. It is up 4.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.90 to $1.05.
What is the cheapest printing of Sworn Defender?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Alliances at $1.05 on TCGplayer.
What set was Sworn Defender first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ALL #19, released 1996-06-10.
Is Sworn Defender legal in Commander?
Yes, Sworn Defender is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Sworn Defender legal in Modern?
Sworn Defender is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Sworn Defender legal in Standard?
Sworn Defender is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Sworn Defender do?
Sworn Defender is a Creature — Human Knight with mana cost {2}{W}{W}. Its Oracle text reads: "{1}: 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.".