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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
Uvilda, Dean of Perfection 2ULegendary Creature — Djinn Wizard {T}: You may exile an instant or sorcery card from your hand and put three hone counters on it. It gains "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is exiled, remove a hone counter from it" and "When the last hone counter is removed from this card, if it's exiled, you may cast it. It costs {4} less to cast this way." 2/2
Frontline Medic 2WCreature — Human Cleric Battalion — Whenever Frontline Medic and at least two other creatures attack, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Sacrifice Frontline Medic: Counter target spell with {X} in its mana cost unless its controller pays {3}. 3/3
Backdraft 1RInstant Choose a player who cast one or more sorcery spells this turn. Backdraft deals damage to that player equal to half the damage dealt by one of those sorcery spells this turn, rounded down.
Gandalf the White 3WWLegendary Creature — Avatar Wizard Flash You may cast legendary spells and artifact spells as though they had flash. If a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time. 4/5
Press the Enemy 2UUInstant Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost.
The Howling Abomination 3RGLegendary Creature — Human Beast Warrior Haste The Howling Abomination has trample as long as you've cast three or more spells this turn. Whenever The Howling Abomination becomes the target of a spell, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn and deals 2 damage to each opponent. 5/5
Final-Word Phantom 2UCreature — Spirit Detective Flash Flying During each opponent's end step, you may cast spells as though they had flash. 1/4
Wildfire Eternal 3RCreature — Zombie Jackal Cleric Afflict 4 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player loses 4 life.) Whenever Wildfire Eternal attacks and isn't blocked, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand without paying its mana cost. 1/4
Widespread Thieving 2REnchantment Hideaway 5 (When this enchantment enters the battlefield, look at the top five cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, create a Treasure token. Then you may pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. If you do, you may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
Aven Shrine 1WWEnchantment Whenever a player casts a spell, that player gains X life, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.
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