First printed in Fate Reforged (2015)

All 13 prints

Humble Defector

Creature — Human Rogue

tap : Draw two cards. Target opponent gains control of this creature. Activate only during your turn.

"You were once Mardu, so your body and will are strong. Now we must train your mind."
—Houn, Jeskai elder

2/1

Legality

Legal in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl

2020-11-10 Humble Defector's ability can be activated any time during your turn, including in response to a spell or ability.
2020-11-10 If Humble Defector is controlled by a player other than its owner, and its controller leaves the game, the effect giving that player control of Humble Defector ends. Humble Defector will return to the control of the player still in the game who most recently controlled it.
2020-11-10 If Humble Defector isn't on the battlefield as its ability resolves, but the target player is still a legal target, the ability will resolve. You'll draw two cards, even though the player doesn't gain control of Humble Defector.
2020-11-10 If Humble Defector's owner leaves the game, Humble Defector humbly leaves the game along with that player.

MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Humble Defector in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Pioneer Masters (PIO), Premier Draft	53.7%	-1.6	-3.0	3256

GIH WR: win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set: points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD: improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games: games in which the card was seen