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

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

Final: 4 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck

airsick_lowlander ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 10, 2025 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

Hampuse1 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 10, 2025 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 7

wongdeck ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 07, 2025 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

NathanOfTheGiltLeaf ·Modern Challenge 32 · August 04, 2025 Modern
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 2

Dreddybajs ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 02, 2025 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

IamActuallyLvL1 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · August 01, 2025 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

Xenowan ·Duel Commander Trial 16 · July 28, 2025 Duel Commander
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Sorceries (21)
Instants (22)

Sideboard

NathanOfTheGiltLeaf ·Vintage Challenge 32 · July 24, 2025 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

_Shikamaru_ ·Vintage Challenge 32 · July 20, 2025 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

Dudarudi ·Duel Commander Trial 16 · July 19, 2025 Duel Commander
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck

Creatures (45)

Sideboard

_Shikamaru_ ·Vintage Challenge 32 · July 18, 2025 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

novaschin22 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · July 18, 2025 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

etoustar ·Vintage Challenge 32 · July 18, 2025 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

MagicPlayer103758 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · July 18, 2025 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck

littledarwin ·Vintage Challenge 32 · July 17, 2025 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

Sideboard