Defense Grid
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 13 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 13
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $7.19
What it does
Each spell costs 3 generic mana more to cast except during its controller's turn.
It lights up the sky, beckoning enemies only to repel them.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Defense Grid was originally introduced in the 2002 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Onslaught. Designed as a tactical artifact, its primary function is to punish opponents for playing spells on your turn, a design philosophy rooted in controlling the pace of the game. The card quickly became a staple in various formats for players looking to protect their own strategies or disrupt combo-heavy opponents, reflecting a shift toward more interactive and reactive gameplay in early 2000s set design.
The version from The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts series features a stylized 'schematic' frame, intended to evoke the industrial, retro-futuristic aesthetic of the set’s titular conflict between brothers Urza and Mishra. By reimagining the card with an archival, technical illustration style, Wizards of the Coast sought to pay homage to the deep history of the game's lore. This reprint was well-received by collectors who appreciate the marriage of modern card mechanics with the nostalgic art direction of Magic’s foundational mythos.
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