Defense Grid
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Each spell costs 3 more to cast except during its controller's turn.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2004-10-04
The additional cost can be reduced by effects that reduce costs, such as Sapphire Medallion.
- 2006-05-01
In Two-Headed Giant, spells don't cost extra on your own turn.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Defense Grid, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aziza, Mage Tower Captain | 1 | 0 | — |
| Krenko, Mob Boss | 1 | 0 | — |
| Thrasta, Tempest's Roar | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Green 1 deck
- Mono-Red 1 deck
- Boros 1 deck
Defense Grid price history
The Ninth Edition #293 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $7.21 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $7.21 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $7.20 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $7.22 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $7.18 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $7.09 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Defense Grid
10 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Normal
- $6.70
- Foil
- $9.52
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Normal
- $7.88
- Foil
- $12.67
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Foil
- $500.00
- Foil
- $156.20
- Normal
- $7.21
- Foil
- $46.70
- Normal
- $7.45
- Foil
- $45.74
World Championship Decks 2000
- Normal
- $14.78
- Normal
- $15.99
- Foil
- $177.19
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Defense Grid. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
