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Defense Grid 
Oracle Text
more to cast except during its controller's turn.Format Legality
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
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Defense Grid
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (6)
Sorceries (8)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
- 3 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All$17.49 0.02 tix
- 2 City of Traitors$46.79 17.20 tix
- 1 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Polluted Delta$18.91 2.50 tix
- 1 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 3 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 3 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 3 Volcanic Island$305.76 15.34 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade$0.14 0.03 tix
- 1 Abrade
$0.14
0.03 tix - 1 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 1 Echoing Truth
$0.17
0.03 tix - 1 Firemind's Foresight
$0.20
0.02 tix - 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Intuition
$358.15
19.12 tix
- 1 Kozilek's Return
$0.31
0.46 tix
- 2 Magus of the Moon
$3.88
1.17 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
- 2 Surgical Extraction
$1.34
5.32 tix - 1 Trickbind
$9.06
0.02 tix
Final: 2 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Artifacts (22)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix - 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 3 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 4 Fleetwheel Cruiser
$0.27
0.02 tix - 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
$1.77
0.02 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Artifacts (23)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 3 Sorcerous Spyglass
$0.08
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 2 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.62
0.03 tix - 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.90 0.01 tix
- 4 Ghost Quarter$0.42 0.02 tix
- 2 Inventors' Fair$15.19 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.69 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$11.09 1.65 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.30 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 3.34 tix
- 4 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Artifacts (23)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 3 Sorcerous Spyglass
$0.08
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 2 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.62
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.90 0.01 tix
- 4 Ghost Quarter$0.42 0.02 tix
- 2 Inventors' Fair$15.19 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.69 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$11.09 1.65 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.30 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 3.34 tix
- 4 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Artifacts (22)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 4 Fleetwheel Cruiser
$0.27
0.02 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
$1.77
0.02 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Artifacts (23)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Null Rod
$115.10
9.78 tix
- 3 Sorcerous Spyglass
$0.08
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 2 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.62
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.90 0.01 tix
- 4 Ghost Quarter$0.42 0.02 tix
- 2 Inventors' Fair$15.19 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.69 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$11.09 1.65 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.30 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 3.34 tix
- 4 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Sorceries (14)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (20)
Lands (13)
Sideboard
- 3 Abrupt Decay
$0.91
0.06 tix - 4 Carpet of Flowers
$1.50
5.84 tix
- 1 Echo of Eons
$8.95
7.22 tix
- 1 Empty the Warrens
$0.15
0.03 tix
- 1 Extract
$5.09
0.57 tix
- 1 Grapeshot
$0.23
0.01 tix
- 1 Peer into the Abyss
$2.80
0.02 tix
- 1 Pulverize
$1.06
2.09 tix
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
$0.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Thoughtseize
$6.54
1.60 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Artifacts (23)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 3 Sorcerous Spyglass
$0.08
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 3 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.62
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.90 0.01 tix
- 4 Ghost Quarter$0.42 0.02 tix
- 1 Inventors' Fair$15.19 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 1 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.69 tix
- 3 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.69 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp$0.52 0.01 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$11.09 1.65 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.30 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 3.34 tix
- 2 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
- 2 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (13)
Artifacts (23)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 3 Sorcerous Spyglass
$0.08
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 1 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 2 Crucible of Worlds
$20.93
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 God-Pharaoh's Statue
$0.62
0.03 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (23)
- 4 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Bojuka Bog$0.90 0.01 tix
- 4 Ghost Quarter$0.42 0.02 tix
- 2 Inventors' Fair$15.19 0.02 tix
- 1 Karakas$15.41 2.28 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.69 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$11.09 1.65 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.30 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 3.34 tix
- 4 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (21)
Artifacts (22)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 4 Sphere of Resistance
$12.03
11.00 tix
- 1 Thorn of Amethyst
$0.56
0.02 tix
- 1 Trinisphere
$29.08
6.29 tix
- 4 Fleetwheel Cruiser
$0.27
0.02 tix
- 1 Mystic Forge
$2.40
0.03 tix
- 1 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
$1.77
0.02 tix
- 1 Chalice of the Void
$14.91
3.97 tix
Lands (17)
- 1 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 1 Ancient Tomb$48.51 6.50 tix
- 2 Mishra's Factory$0.15 0.03 tix
- 1 Mishra's Factory$0.15 0.03 tix
- 4 Mishra's Workshop$3000.97 10.69 tix
- 1 Strip Mine$11.09 1.65 tix
- 1 Tolarian Academy$177.50 3.34 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
- 1 Wasteland$8.44 0.02 tix
Sideboard
- 1 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 2 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 1 Pithing Needle
$0.36
0.02 tix
- 2 Powder Keg
$31.45
28.27 tix
- 1 Precursor Golem
$0.17
0.02 tix
- 1 Ratchet Bomb
$0.35
0.02 tix
- 4 Ravenous Trap
$0.34
0.03 tix
- 1 Wurmcoil Engine
$8.88
0.13 tix
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (4)
Sorceries (15)
Instants (8)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
- 1 Abrade
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 1 Abrade
$0.14
0.03 tix
- 2 Arcane Artisan
$0.32
0.18 tix
- 1 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 2 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 1 Grafdigger's Cage
$2.02
0.29 tix
- 2 Progenitus
$0.92
0.02 tix - 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 2 Pyroclasm
$0.20
0.02 tix
- 1 Red Elemental Blast
$1.00
17.03 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Sorceries (8)
Instants (20)
- 2 Brain Freeze
$2.41
0.02 tix
- 1 Hurkyl's Recall
$1.60
1.01 tix
- 4 Paradoxical Outcome
$0.27
0.02 tix
- 4 Force of Will
$25.46
10.65 tix
- 1 Vampiric Tutor
$51.00
0.03 tix
- 3 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Ancestral Recall
$559.99
6.69 tix
- 1 Brainstorm
$1.19
0.89 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 1 Mental Misstep
$8.17
0.02 tix - 1 Repeal
$0.07
0.01 tix
Artifacts (15)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 3 Mox Opal
$236.49
17.01 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Mana Vault
$86.50
2.87 tix
- 2 Sensei's Divining Top
$38.72
1.05 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 1 Bolas's Citadel
$9.54
0.02 tix
Enchantments (3)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (13)
Sideboard
- 1 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 1 Emry, Lurker of the Loch
$0.57
1.67 tix
- 1 Flusterstorm
$6.43
1.77 tix
- 3 Hurkyl's Recall
$1.60
1.01 tix
- 2 Lightning Bolt
$0.79
0.02 tix
- 1 Nihil Spellbomb
$1.87
0.03 tix
- 1 Pyroblast
$3.38
20.96 tix
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
$0.21
0.02 tix
- 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
$0.24
0.02 tix
- 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale$2899.99 11.30 tix
- 2 Tormod's Crypt
$0.37
0.03 tix
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (3)
Sorceries (19)
Instants (16)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Final: 5 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Sorceries (10)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (22)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (13)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (9)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (20)
Enchantments (4)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (19)
- 1 Arid Mesa$31.07 3.92 tix
- 1 Fiery Islet$4.29 7.15 tix
- 4 Flooded Strand$11.37 2.30 tix
- 1 Hallowed Fountain$7.82 0.06 tix
- 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge$57.91 0.07 tix
- 1 Sacred Foundry$9.44 0.16 tix
- 4 Scalding Tarn$39.34 4.20 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Island$1.04 0.01 tix
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50 0.01 tix
- 2 Snow-Covered Plains$0.35 0.01 tix
- 1 Steam Vents$12.07 0.20 tix
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Sorceries (18)
- 1 Demonic Tutor
$58.45
6.03 tix
- 1 Night's Whisper
$0.26
0.23 tix
- 1 Time Walk
$489.98
5.85 tix
- 1 Yawgmoth's Will
$44.00
2.05 tix
- 1 Tendrils of Agony
$0.25
0.02 tix
- 1 Tinker
$1.02
2.27 tix
- 3 Dark Petition
$2.67
0.02 tix
- 4 Duress
$0.08
0.01 tix
- 1 Ponder
$1.73
0.01 tix
- 3 Preordain
$0.45
0.01 tix
- 1 Gitaxian Probe
$3.95
0.01 tix
Instants (12)
Artifacts (16)
- 1 Black Lotus
$3000.00
60.76 tix
- 1 Lotus Petal
$36.02
14.99 tix
- 1 Mana Crypt
$40.33
1.70 tix
- 1 Mox Emerald
$601.99
15.56 tix
- 1 Mox Jet
$674.99
27.12 tix
- 1 Mox Pearl
$535.99
15.42 tix
- 1 Mox Ruby
$445.26
13.31 tix
- 1 Mox Sapphire
$544.49
36.29 tix
- 1 Mana Vault
$86.50
2.87 tix
- 1 Sensei's Divining Top
$38.72
1.05 tix
- 1 Sol Ring
$1.06
0.03 tix
- 4 Defense Grid
$6.45
0.02 tix
- 1 Bolas's Citadel
$9.54
0.02 tix
