---
name: "Sphere of Resistance"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MPS"
set_name: "Kaladesh Inventions"
collector_number: "47"
rarity: "special"
artist: "Richard Wright"
oracle_id: "09c96077-3804-4f12-a613-5bebc5e0413f"
printings_count: 14
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sphere-of-resistance-mps"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sphere of Resistance
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
Spells cost {1} more to cast.

> *"At the outset, we weren't aware of Chief Baral's motives for the project. It's now apparent that he intends to use the device to hamper the 'mages' among the ranks of the renegades."
—Consulate engineer's log*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Defense Grid](/printing/defense-grid-brr.md) — Artifact
2. [Feroz's Ban](/printing/ferozs-ban-hml.md) — Artifact
3. [Thorn of Amethyst](/printing/thorn-of-amethyst-ltc.md) — Artifact
4. [Trinisphere](/printing/trinisphere-2xm.md) — Artifact
5. [Lodestone Golem](/printing/lodestone-golem-brr.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Aura of Silence](/printing/aura-of-silence-wc98.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaladesh Inventions (MPS) #47
- **Rarity:** Special
- **Artist:** Richard Wright
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

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