Aether Barrier
Nemesis 27 • rare
- Set
- Nemesis
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Martin
- Market price
- $6.14
What it does
Whenever a player casts a creature spell, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay 1 generic mana.
"Creatures fade in and out of existence. It's an unfortunate side effect. The losses are tolerable."— Belbe
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aether Barrier was released in the year 2000 as part of the Nemesis expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Masadian block, Nemesis leaned heavily into the thematic conflict between the artificial plane of Rath and the invading Phyrexian forces, with the card’s mechanics reflecting the set's focus on defensive enchantments and resource taxation strategies.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Arnie Swekel, who contributed significantly to the game's aesthetic during this era. Swekel’s design features the characteristic high-fantasy, slightly gritty visual language of late-nineties trading cards, aiming to depict the barrier as a tangible, shimmering obstacle on the battlefield that forces opponents to pay a premium for their creature spells.
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