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◇ Catalog #293★

Defense Grid

9ed·#293★·rare·foil

Illus. Mark Tedin

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jul '05

21 yr ago

Value

$35.23+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $36 · low $33

NM$35.2

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$33–$37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $35low $35range 0.0%n 48

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,874 · Common include

Variants

Foil$35

Gameplay

Artifact

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

It lights up the sky, beckoning enemies only to repel them.

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 $35.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $35.23 and $35.23 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 9ED — the lineup includes Foil 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 #293★ of *Ninth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2005 Ninth 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.