Defense Grid

First printed in Urza's Legacy (1999)

All 10 prints

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The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #13, 2022
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #76, 2022
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts (BRR) #76z, 2022
Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) #34, 2016
Ninth Edition (9ED) #293, 2005
Ninth Edition (9ED) #293★, 2005
Eighth Edition (8ED) #296, 2003
Eighth Edition (8ED) #296★, 2003
World Championship Decks 2000 (WC00) #nl125sb, 2000
Urza's Legacy (ULG) #125, 1999

Defense Grid

Artifact

Each spell costs 3 generic more to cast except during its controller's turn.

In the last 30 days 0.2% of Modern decks played it (4 of 2268). Most played in Golgari Broodscale. In the last 30 days 2.9% of Legacy decks played it (31 of 1071). Most played in Omni-Tell.

Staple

Legacy staples: sideboard, 4% of decks (#64)
Colorless, Artifacts
Vintage staples: sideboard, 17% of decks (#15)
Colorless, Artifacts
Premodern staples: sideboard, 5% of decks (#49)
Colorless, Artifacts
Commander staples: main deck, 10% of decks (#204)
Colorless, Artifacts

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 4 of 2268 decks (0.2%).

Share of decks

0.2%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4

0 main, 4 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

61%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Golgari Broodscale	12.7%	0%
Boros Energy	6.3%	1%
Ruby Storm	4.1%	1%
Amulet Titan	3.5%	1%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Golgari Broodscale toutoune10 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Ruby Storm Sunbird17 in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Amulet Titan HeathatUK in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Golgari Broodscale toutoune10, 24 Oct	2 side	#15 4-2
Ruby Storm Sunbird17, 24 Oct	3 side	#10 4-2
Boros Energy RandomGameActions, 15 Oct	1 side	5-0
Amulet Titan HeathatUK, 13 Oct	2 side	#24 3-3

Legacy Other periods →

In 31 of 1071 decks (2.9%).

Share of decks

2.9%

▼ 1.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

31

3 main, 29 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.3

in the main deck

Win rate

56%

6 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Omni-Tell	3.8%	41%
Mystic Forge	3.6%	13%
Sneak and Show	3.5%	11%
UR (unclassified)	2.5%	7%
WUBG (unclassified)	1.3%	7%
URG (unclassified)	1.0%	9%
Post	0.6%	17%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Chrome Mox	100%	13.6
Mox Opal	100%	8.5
Lion's Eye Diamond	100%	8.4
City of Traitors	100%	6.2
Urza's Saga	100%	5.5
Ancient Tomb	100%	3.6
Lotus Petal	100%	2.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Sneak and Show festerpl in Legacy Showcase Challenge	9-2 82%
Omni-Tell TheDingoKing in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Sneak and Show festerpl in Legacy Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Omni-Tell Why5oSerious in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Omni-Tell mei0024 in Legacy Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Sneak and Show Cachorrowo in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UR SquidOdoom in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Omni-Tell derlumberzack in Legacy Challenge 16	4-2 67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mystic Forge DropRegretRepeat, 28 Oct	2 side	5-0
Sneak and Show FarmerLGG, 28 Oct	2 side	5-0
URG dedema, 26 Oct	3 side	5-0
Omni-Tell Why5oSerious, 25 Oct	2 side	#31 2-4
Sneak and Show festerpl, 25 Oct	2 side	#4 9-2
Omni-Tell TheDingoKing, 25 Oct	2 side	#13 7-2
Omni-Tell Harold Morton, 24 Oct	2 side	#29 0-3
Omni-Tell Why5oSerious, 20 Oct	2 side	#6 5-2

Vintage Other periods →

In 84 of 438 decks (19.2%).

Share of decks

19.2%

▲ 3.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

84

3 main, 84 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

53%

16 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Tinker Vault	16.4%	44%
UBR (unclassified)	6.2%	93%
Colorless (unclassified)	5.5%	63%
UB (unclassified)	5.3%	30%
Mono-White (unclassified)	1.6%	71%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Voltaic Key	100%	39.8
Inventors' Fair	100%	18.3
City of Traitors	100%	16.2
Glaring Fleshraker	100%	13.7
Scrawling Crawler	100%	12.5
Mystic Forge	100%	11.2
Portable Hole	100%	7.2
Sensei's Divining Top	100%	6.8
Talon Gates of Madara	100%	6.7
The Fantasticar	100%	6.5

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Colorless Carlone90 in Vintage Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UBR atraxa77 in Vintage Challenge 32	6-1 86%
UBR Grindcore444 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Tinker Vault Messi_10 in Vintage Challenge 32	7-2 78%
Tinker Vault Enjoy_The_Silence in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Tinker Vault Cachorrowo in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UBR atraxa77 in Vintage Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UB sm294 in Vintage Challenge 16	5-2 71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBR atraxa77, 27 Oct	3 side	5-0
UBR TonyScapone, 27 Oct	3 side	5-0
UBR Dr_yanitor, 27 Oct	4 side	5-0
Tinker Vault Capriccioso, 26 Oct	3 side	5-0
Tinker Vault MyrRetriever, 26 Oct	4 side	5-0
Tinker Vault masakitaro, 26 Oct	1 side	5-0
Tinker Vault Miharu_Fuyumiya, 26 Oct	3 side	5-0
Mono-White Terminus0, 25 Oct	1 main 3 side	#11 3-2

Premodern Other periods →

In 32 of 590 decks (5.4%).

Share of decks

5.4%

▲ 0.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

32

2 main, 31 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.0

in the main deck

Win rate

54%

5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Stiflenought	11.2%	3%
Terrageddon	10.0%	2%
WU (unclassified)	4.2%	8%
Replenish	3.6%	57%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	1.9%	9%
Golgari Midrange	1.7%	10%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	1.7%	60%
WURG (unclassified)	1.4%	13%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Replenish ender1080 in Premodern Challenge 16	6-2 75%
Stiflenought saveeey in Premodern Challenge 16	5-2 71%
WURG Mauricio Hidalgo in Kikopen 4	5-2 71%
Replenish Rainbow_ in Premodern Challenge 16	5-2 71%
Replenish Rainbow_ in Premodern Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Replenish Rainbow_ in Premodern Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Mono-Blue O_S_B in Premodern Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Replenish Rainbow_ in Premodern Challenge 32	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Stiflenought saveeey, 28 Oct	2 side	5-0
Stiflenought saveeey, 27 Oct	2 side	#4 5-2
Replenish Rainbow_, 27 Oct	4 side	#9 3-2
Mono-Blue ScreenwriterNY, 27 Oct	1 side	#27 0-2
Replenish Martin_Oviedo, 27 Oct	4 side	5-0
Replenish FerGawdsSake, 26 Oct	3 side	5-0
Mono-White prodnor, 26 Oct	4 side	5-0
Replenish Martin_Oviedo, 26 Oct	4 side	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 660 of 6150 decks (10.7%).

Share of decks

10.7%

▲ 1.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

660

660 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

32%

158 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver	8.3%	3%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	1%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	2%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	93%
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	2%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	5%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	2.0%	4%
Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Tymna the Weaver	1.7%	13%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	100%	1.0
Lotus Petal	99%	1.1
Chrome Mox	98%	1.1
Mana Vault	98%	1.1
Ancient Tomb	97%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	97%	1.1
Mox Diamond	96%	1.1
Mox Opal	94%	1.7
Arcane Signet	91%	1.4
Lion's Eye Diamond	90%	1.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Tim Taranto (Goldsabertooth) in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	6-0 100%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker [Heineken] Fali in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier	5-1 83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Kyle Schaff in Spells and Scares CEDH Tournament	5-1 83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Lorenzo Lazzarino in LA GIOSTRA DEL REGNO ATTO III: GLI ULTIMI EROI(VIII)	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Jwood in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Ervin Kuc in Piece of Cake (unofficial Czech cEDH championship)	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Gustavo Lemos Moure in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH	4-1 80%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Ian Flannery in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island	4-1 80%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Micheal, 26 Oct	1 main	#7 2-3
Nissa, Leyline Tamer Abe pinto, 26 Oct	1 main	#13 1-4
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Danny Zeigler, 26 Oct	1 main	#17 1-3
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Jack Aris, 26 Oct	1 main	#22 0-4
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand DKmiles, 25 Oct	1 main	#2 3-2
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Peter Neipp, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 2-2
Etali, Primal Conqueror Sawyer, 25 Oct	1 main	#15 1-3
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept Drew Cochran, 25 Oct	1 main	#24 0-4

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