---
name: "Defense Grid"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "125"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "22ba474e-f6e6-450d-a4cf-0739f0b51079"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defense-grid-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Defense Grid
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
Each spell costs {3} more to cast except during its controller's turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sphere of Resistance](/printing/sphere-of-resistance-wc99.md) — Artifact
2. [Feroz's Ban](/printing/ferozs-ban-hml.md) — Artifact
3. [Thorn of Amethyst](/printing/thorn-of-amethyst-ltc.md) — Artifact
4. [Lodestone Golem](/printing/lodestone-golem-brr.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
5. [Aura of Silence](/printing/aura-of-silence-wc98.md) — Enchantment
6. [Damping Sphere](/printing/damping-sphere-dmr.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #125
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 47 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`