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17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Defense Grid

2 · Artifact

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

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NameManaTypeText
Balefire Liege 2R/WR/WR/WCreature — Spirit Horror Other red creatures you control get +1/+1. Other white creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever you cast a red spell, Balefire Liege deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. Whenever you cast a white spell, you gain 3 life. 2/4
Summons of Saruman XURSorcery Amass Orcs X. Mill X cards. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value X or less from among them without paying its mana cost. (To amass Orcs X, put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.) Flashback—{3}{U}{R}, Exile X cards from your graveyard.
Ryan Sinclair 2RLegendary Creature — Human Whenever Ryan attacks, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost if it's a spell with mana value less than or equal to Ryan's power. Put the exiled cards not cast this way on the bottom of your library in a random order. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.) 2/2
Counterflux UURInstant This spell can't be countered. Counter target spell you don't control. Overload {1}{U}{U}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Illusionist's Gambit 2UUInstant Cast this spell only during the declare blockers step on an opponent's turn. Remove all attacking creatures from combat and untap them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. Each of those creatures attacks that combat if able. They can't attack you or planeswalkers you control that combat.
Prismatic Ending XWSorcery Converge — Exile target nonland permanent if its mana value is less than or equal to the number of colors of mana spent to cast this spell.
Thundering Mightmare 4GCreature — Horse Spirit Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.) As long as Thundering Mightmare is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature." 3/3
Merfolk Falconer 3UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard Flying Whenever you cast a kicked spell, scry 2. 4/4
Vernal Bloom 3GEnchantment Whenever a Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G}.
Leapfrog 2UCreature — Frog Leapfrog has flying as long as you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn. 3/1
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