Defense Grid 2 mana

Artifact

Oracle Text

Each spell costs 3 mana more to cast except during its controller's turn.

Format Legality

ModernLegacyVintagePremodernDuel Commander

Competitive Play by Format

Top 8 decklists that played Defense Grid, by format.

Format Decks 30d Avg 30d Decks 12mo Avg 12mo
Vintage 17 2.3 104 2.1
Premodern 11 2.4 60 2.5
Legacy 4 2.8 45 2.3
Duel Commander 3 1 13 1
Modern 0 0 9 2.3

Details

Set
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
2
Collector #
13
Non-foilFoil

Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Defense Grid

Ignotus97 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · October 19, 2025 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

Terminus0 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · October 18, 2025 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Ignotus97 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · October 12, 2025 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

Killah_SUV ·Modern Challenge 32 · August 31, 2025 Modern
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4

MayhemDJ ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 30, 2025 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

duke12 ·Duel Commander Trial 16 · August 26, 2025 Duel Commander
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

Sorceries (24)

Sideboard

MultiformatSuperstar ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 24, 2025 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

JoostdB ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 24, 2025 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

Xenowan ·Duel Commander Trial 16 · August 19, 2025 Duel Commander
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

Lands (40)

Sideboard

Capriccioso ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 17, 2025 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

MayhemDJ ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 16, 2025 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

WeareVenom ·Modern Challenge 64 · August 16, 2025 Modern
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

NathanOfTheGiltLeaf ·Modern RC Qualifier · August 15, 2025 Modern
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 5

oosunq ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 14, 2025 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck