Defense Grid

Eighth Edition • #296★ • rare

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Live Value $38.45

Foil Multiplier: Flat Baseline (1.0x)

Reprint Profile:

Printed 10 times LOW

Reprinted 10x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Defense Grid

Eighth Edition • #296★ • rare

Current Valuation

$38.45

30-Day Market Trend

Rarity

rare

Set Origin

8ED

Daily Shift

0.00%

EDHREC Rank

#1,892

Mana Cost

Oracle Data

Card Type Artifact

Color Identity Colorless

🖋️ Curator's Notes

Each spell costs

more to cast except during its controller's turn.

""A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection." —Crystal Eastman, "Equality or Protection""

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Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

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.

📜 Technical Attributes

Release Date: 2003-07-28

Set Name: Eighth Edition

Artist Reference: Mark Tedin

Border Profile: black

✨ Variants & Finishes

Available Finishes Traditional Foil

Promo Status NO

Edition Status Reprint

Sanctioned Formats

standard not_legal

modern legal

legacy legal

commander legal

pioneer not_legal

pauper not_legal

vintage legal

brawl legal

explorer not_legal

penny legal

predh legal

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