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"Find me cards equivalent to: Defense Grid"

Equivalent cards to Defense Grid (Artifact, Colorless) that increase spell costs, especially outside a player's turn, are rare. Here are some similar artifacts:

  • Ward of Bones: Restricts spells and permanents, but not cost increase.
  • Damping Sphere: Increases the cost for additional spells each turn and nonbasic land use.
  • Trinisphere: Makes spells cost at least {3}, regardless of turn.

Defense Grid remains unique in its timing-restriction cost increase. Trinisphere is the most similar for general cost increase.

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Damping Sphere

Defense Grid

Trinisphere

Ward of Bones

Damping Sphere #219 Artifact

Variations: v1 v2
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  • Damping Sphere’s second ability counts spells that were cast during a turn even if Damping Sphere wasn’t on the battlefield as they were cast. For example, if Damping Sphere itself is the third spell you cast in a turn, the next spell you cast costs {3} more to cast.
  • If multiple replacement effects would modify the mana an ability you control produces, choose one to apply. After that, determine if any others are applicable. A replacement effect can’t apply to the same event more than once.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you’re paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.

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    Cardmarket 0.47 EUR / 1.07 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 1.99 USD 0.99 USD
    Manapool / 0.64 USD 0.15 USD
    Tcgplayer / 0.6 USD 0.44 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

    Text

    If a land is tapped for two or more mana, it produces instead of any other type and amount. Each spell a player casts costs more to cast for each other spell that player has cast this turn.

    Defense Grid #125 Artifact

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 2
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  • The additional cost can be reduced by effects that reduce costs, such as Sapphire Medallion.
  • In Two-Headed Giant, spells don't cost extra on your own turn.

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    Cardkingdom 18.99 USD
    Cardmarket 11.65 EUR / 125.84 EUR
    Tcgplayer / 135.1 USD 16.54 USD
    Manapool 9.37 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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

    Trinisphere #15 Artifact

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    Rarity: Mythic
    Converted Cost: 3
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  • If Trinisphere leaves the battlefield or becomes tapped or untapped as a cost to cast a spell, this cost is paid after you've locked in the total cost.
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. Finally, apply Trinisphere's effect if the mana component of the spell's cost is less than three mana. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

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    Manapool 21.5 USD
    Cardmarket 22.6 EUR
    Cardkingdom 32.99 USD
    Tcgplayer 27.23 USD

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    As long as this artifact is untapped, each spell that would cost less than three mana to cast costs three mana to cast. (Additional mana in the cost may be paid with any color of mana or colorless mana. For example, a spell that would cost to cast costs to cast instead.)

    Ward of Bones #174 Artifact

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 6
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  • Spelling this out completely: — Each opponent who controls more creatures than you can’t play creature cards. — Each opponent who controls more artifacts than you can’t play artifact cards. — Each opponent who controls more enchantments than you can’t play enchantment cards. — Each opponent who controls more lands than you can’t play land cards.

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    Cardkingdom 22.99 USD / 94.99 USD
    Tcgplayer / 99.74 USD 18.6 USD
    Manapool / 92.83 USD 16.83 USD
    Cardmarket 9.08 EUR / 39.53 EUR

    Legalities

    Alchemy Brawl Commander Duel Future Gladiator Historic Legacy Modern Oathbreaker Oldschool Pauper Paupercommander Penny Pioneer Predh Premodern Standard Standardbrawl Timeless Vintage

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    Each opponent who controls more creatures than you can't cast creature spells. The same is true for artifacts and enchantments. Each opponent who controls more lands than you can't play lands.