Aquitect's Defenses
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature you control
When this Aura enters, enchanted creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #15888
Aquitect's Defenses turns a land into an Island and drops a 1/1 Merfolk Soldier token onto the board for two mana — a narrow effect that only matters if your deck specifically cares about Island count or Merfolk tribal. Outside those contexts, it's unplayable.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Aquitect's Defenses is legal everywhere but sees meaningful play in almost none of it. In Commander, the only homes are Merfolk tribal decks or Island-matters builds where the subtype change on a land does real work — think Island-count payoffs or lords that care about the Merfolk token. In Pauper, it's theoretically usable in Merfolk shells, but the format has enough better two-mana options that this sits on the bench. Everywhere else — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — the card simply doesn't clear the bar for competitive inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Aquitect's Defenses is deep bulk — the kind of card that ends up in a trade binder and stays there. The price reflects its narrow application accurately, and there's no scenario where demand pushes it higher.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.