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

Jumba ·Vintage Challenge 32 · May 01, 2026 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

WadeB ·Premodern Challenge 32 · May 01, 2026 Premodern
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

haveaboavida ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 30, 2026 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

Ignotus97 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 26, 2026 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

Peppembr ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 23, 2026 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

GlimpseOfRandomness ·Premodern Challenge 32 · April 18, 2026 Premodern
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 2

haveaboavida ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 09, 2026 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck

GlimpseOfRandomness ·Premodern Challenge 32 · April 04, 2026 Premodern
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 5

Czechito ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 04, 2026 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 2

Main Deck

bennybo ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 04, 2026 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

TonyScapone ·Vintage Showcase Qualifier · April 04, 2026 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 5

Main Deck

mechrataal ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 03, 2026 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Capitano_CL ·Vintage Challenge 32 · April 02, 2026 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 2

Main Deck

-=Alfa=- ·Premodern Challenge 32 · March 31, 2026 Premodern
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 3