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

hulk3rules ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 30, 2026 Vintage
8

Final: 8 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Tunaktunak ·Vintage RC Super Qualifier · January 25, 2026 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

oosunq ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 25, 2026 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

Trohck ·Legacy Challenge 32 · January 25, 2026 Legacy
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 7

Main Deck

Harvey_Specter ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 24, 2026 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

214 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 24, 2026 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 3

Main Deck

Killabee ·Legacy Challenge 32 · January 24, 2026 Legacy
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

misfits_skulls ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 23, 2026 Vintage
3

Final: 3 | Swiss: 2

Main Deck

LordRaistlin23 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 23, 2026 Vintage
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 6

Main Deck

jake-upLVT ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 22, 2026 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 2

Main Deck

wingzerofnc ·Legacy Challenge 32 · January 18, 2026 Legacy
2

Final: 2 | Swiss: 2

Sideboard

Tunaktunak ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 17, 2026 Vintage
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

B-Carp ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 17, 2026 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck

DrPP ·Legacy Challenge 32 · January 14, 2026 Legacy
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 4