---
name: "Sphere of Resistance"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "WC99"
set_name: "World Championship Decks 1999"
collector_number: "js139sb"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Doug Chaffee"
oracle_id: "09c96077-3804-4f12-a613-5bebc5e0413f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sphere-of-resistance-wc99"
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.

> *A sphere pushes equally in all directions.*

## 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:** World Championship Decks 1999 (WC99) #js139sb
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Doug Chaffee
- **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`