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Defense Grid

Defense Grid Price

10 printings · 6 sets · first printed 1999

Cheapest $6.78
Median $14.78
Highest $150.55
EDHREC Rank #1,920

Defense Grid has been printed 10 times across 6 sets, first in 1999 and most recently in 2022. Right now the cheapest printing is The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #13 at $6.78, while the most expensive is Kaladesh Inventions #34 at $150.55 — about 22× more. The median across 9 priced printings is $14.78. 1 serialized (numbered) printing is listed below but left out of the headline prices. Reprint risk: LOW — Reprinted 10x historically, most recently in 2022 -- no dedicated reprint sets or recent activity.

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Every Defense Grid Printing, Compared

Cheapest first · unpriced last
Printing Year Price Dealer Buys
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #13 (R) Cheapest 2022 $6.78 $4.30
Ninth Edition #293 (R) 2005 $7.22 $6.40
Eighth Edition #296 (R) 2003 $7.52 $6.00
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #76 (R) 2022 $7.81 $4.70
World Championship Decks 2000 #nl125sb (R) 2000 $14.78 $7.50
Urza's Legacy #125 (R) 1999 $15.90 $11.50
Eighth Edition #296★ (R) Foil 2003 $39.98 —
Ninth Edition #293★ (R) Foil 2005 $46.70 —
Kaladesh Inventions #34 (S) Foil 2016 $150.55 $120.00 foil
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #76z (R) Foil Serialized 2022 — —

Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.

Oracle Text
Artifact
Each spell costs 3 more to cast except during its controller's turn.
Legal In
Modern Legacy Vintage Commander Brawl Penny Dreadful PreDH

Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 10 versions.

Official Judge Precedents

2 Precedents

The additional cost can be reduced by effects that reduce costs, such as Sapphire Medallion.

In Two-Headed Giant, spells don't cost extra on your own turn.