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

Shuichi_Saito ·Vintage Challenge 32 · February 22, 2026 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 6

Shuichi_Saito ·Vintage Challenge 32 · February 21, 2026 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 5

Otazz ·Legacy Challenge 32 · February 21, 2026 Legacy
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 1

chevetteprateado ·Vintage Challenge 32 · February 20, 2026 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Swarped ·Premodern Challenge 32 - Contraption · February 19, 2026 Premodern
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 3

bless_von ·Vintage Challenge 32 · February 19, 2026 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 2

Main Deck

einstein9998 ·Legacy Showcase Challenge · February 15, 2026 Legacy
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 5

haveaboavida ·Vintage Challenge 32 · February 15, 2026 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

AFX ·Vintage Challenge 32 · February 14, 2026 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

einstein9998 ·Legacy Challenge 32 · February 13, 2026 Legacy
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 5

mechrataal ·Vintage Challenge 32 · February 12, 2026 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

Blinkmoth-Nexus ·Vintage Showcase Challenge · February 08, 2026 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

TonyScapone ·Vintage Showcase Challenge · February 08, 2026 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck