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

Caleb_Yetman ·Vintage Challenge 32 · January 08, 2026 Vintage
1

Final: 1 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck

wingzerofnc ·Legacy Showcase Challenge · January 04, 2026 Legacy
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 4

Sideboard

Killabee ·Legacy Challenge 32 · December 27, 2025 Legacy
7

Final: 7 | Swiss: 4

Main Deck

TonyScapone ·Legacy Challenge 32 · December 27, 2025 Legacy
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 8

Ignotus97 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · December 21, 2025 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 2

Main Deck

Ignotus97 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · December 18, 2025 Vintage
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 1

Main Deck

Ignotus97 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · December 04, 2025 Vintage
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 2

Main Deck

Killabee ·Legacy Challenge 32 · November 30, 2025 Legacy
5

Final: 5 | Swiss: 2

JoostdB ·Legacy Challenge 32 · November 23, 2025 Legacy
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 7

sm294 ·Vintage Challenge 32 · November 23, 2025 Vintage
4

Final: 4 | Swiss: 8

Main Deck

ScarJo121 ·Legacy Challenge 32 · November 02, 2025 Legacy
6

Final: 6 | Swiss: 6