defeat cards mtg Top 10 That Prevent You From Losing in "Magic: The Gathering" Mint / near mint condition trading card Jaws of Defeat - Commander:

Sometimes, it played a starring role in control decks, like Olle Rades Counterhammer deck from PT Dallas 1996: Lands (26) Spells (34) 4 Fireball 3 Nevinyrral's Disk 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Counterspell 2 Hammer of Bogardan 1 Dissipate 3 Force of Will 1 Pyroclasm 3 Control Magic 1 Balance 4 Pillage 2 Incinerate 1 Recall 1 Zuran Orb Sideboard Honorable mention to Control Magic

It being in Red and Green is also wonderful, because both colours are always hungry for simple but effective removal spells

For the purposes of this list, were considering only creature cards (with one exception) that have the insect type, so cards that arent insects but create insect tokens arent listed

Tell me this wasnt built with Commander in mind

Nightmare Shepherd Nightmare Shepherd shines in decks with lots of good ETB creatures, so you can make copies of them and profit twice

As of mid-2026, Fierce Guardianship maintains a market price of approximately $60, with premium and borderless variants regularly reaching as high as $120