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◇ Catalog #296

Defense Grid

8ed·#296·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Tedin

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in vault

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wishlisted

Jul '03

23 yr ago

Value

$6.31+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $6.53 · low $5.95

NM$6.31

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$5.83–$6.66modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $6.32low $0.02range 31500.0%n 52

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,874 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$6.31

Gameplay

Artifact

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

"A good deal of tyranny goes by the name of protection." —Crystal Eastman, "Equality or Protection"

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2006-05-01wotc

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

2004-10-04wotc

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

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.31. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $6.32 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 8ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #296 of *Eighth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2003 Eighth Edition release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,874 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.