Defender creatures are amongst the toughest MTG cards ever made. Read on and find out why these 10 Defenders are our top-rated MTG cards.
Top 10 MTG Best Defender Creatures
1. Fog Bank
Fog Bank is a blue school 0/2 Wall creature of the uncommon class. The card has a 1 colorless and 1 island mana casting cost.
Prevent all combat damage that should be transferred to or from Fog Bank. That means it doesn’t deal damage even if the card ends up with +1/+1 counters on it.
Fog Bank is not just a Defender, but it also has flying. Thanks to its ability, it can not deal or be dealt damage (making it almost untouchable by creatures).
2. Wall of Reverence
Next up on our list of the best Defender creatures in MTG is the rare white card Spirit Wall, Wall of Reverence.
The Spirit Wall has a casting cost of 3 colorless and 1 white mana, as well as a power of 1 and a toughness of 6.
The card has Defender and Flying abilities. Further, at the beginning of the end of your turn, you get to gain life equal to the power of one of the creatures you control.
3. Wall of Blossoms
The Wall of Blossoms is the next Defender creature we suggest you pack a few copies of it into your Defender deck.
An uncommon green card with a casting cost of 1 colorless and 1 green mana. The Plant Wall has a 0/4 power and toughness.
When this card enters the battlefield, you get to draw a card.
4. Wall of Tanglecord
The Wall of Tanglecord is a 0/6 Defender, with only a cost of 2 colorless mana to cast.
It is a colorless Artifact Creature Wall with the ability to gain Reach (the ability to block flyers) until the end of the turn, for a single green mana.
As an Artifact, the Wall of Tanglecord can’t become the target of color-based spells and abilities. This makes it a rather effective Defender.
5. Wall of Denial
The Fifth card on our MTG best Defender creatures list is none other than the Wall of Denial, a card found on just about any list of great Defenders or Wall creatures.
The Wall of Denial has a toughness of 8, Defender, Flying, and Shroud.
The casting cost to play this card is low, at just 1 colorless, 1 white, and 1 blue mana.
6. Perimeter Captain
The Perimeter Captain is a Human Soldier with Defender, rather than the go-to Defender class, Wall.
He has a casting cost of 1 white mana, which is half the reason he made our list.
With Perimeter Captain on the field, this Defender allows you to gain 2 life every time a Defender of yours blocks a creature owned by an opponent.
7. Amaranthine Wall
Amaranthine Wall, an Artifact creature Wall, is an uncommon colorless card with a CMC of 4 mana.
The Wall is is a Defender and has a toughness of 6, which is relatively impressive alone.
Pay 2 colorless mana and this Amaranthine Wall gains Industructibility until the end of your turn.
More or less, you can block creatures of ANY size, and survive, if you play this card’s ability.
8. Wall of Omens
Wall of Omens is another iconic Defender Wall creature, though not quite as impressive as others on the list. However, it DOES have a really nice ability.
Whenever this Defender enters the battlefield, you may draw a card.
Wall of omens has a toughness of 4, and a mana casting cost of 1 colorless and 1 white.
9. Thallid Shell-Dweller
Thallid Shell-Dweller is a 0/5 Fungus creature Defender with a casting cost of just 1 colorless and 1 green mana. The low price is crazy for what it has to offer.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Thallid Shell-Dweller. You may remove three spore counters from the card whenever you wish.
When you do remove three counters from Thallid Shell-Dweller, you get to put a 1/1 green Saproling creature onto the battlefield under your control.
10. Vent Sentinel
The last Defender on our list, believe it or not, is a common red creature Elemental, Vent Sentinel.
The card has a power of 2 and a toughness of 4. It has a casting cost of 3 colorless and 1 red mana.
Pay 1 colorless and 1 red mana, tap the card, and have Vent Sentinel deal damage to a target player.
The damage dealt to the player is equal to the number of Defender creatures that you have under your control on the battlefield.
Common Questions About The Best Defender Creatures in MTG
Are Defender Creatures in MTG Worth it?
If you want to handle all the heavy blows your opponents throw your way, no matter how big and bad they are, Defender creatures are your best bet. Defender creatures in MTG are well worth it if you’re building or using a defensive-based deck of any sort.
Can Defender Creatures Attack?
Unfortunately, Defender creatures can not attack. But, Defenders aren’t meant to be used for attacking anyhow, now are they? That said, they are much stronger and more useful than normal creatures for blocking against enemy creatures.
How Do You Win at MTG with Defender Creatures?
Defenders alone won’t likely win you the game unless you happen to run the other players out of cards while defending yourself. Rather, to win at MTG with Defender creatures, you’ll need a mixture of powerful attacking creatures, instants, artifacts, enchantments, and sorceries as well.