Bar the Door
Dark Ascension 2 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Creatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn.
"It may not look like much, but it's a good old door with strong wards. It'll hold."— Olgard of the Skiltfolk
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bar the Door was released in February 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Innistrad block, it embraced the gothic horror themes of the plane, focusing on humanity's desperate struggle against rising tides of vampires, werewolves, and zombies. The card mechanics emphasize defensive resilience, reflecting the set's narrative preoccupation with survivors barricading themselves against the encroaching darkness.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, a long-time contributor to the game whose style often leans into atmospheric, painterly depictions of fantasy combat. In designing the visual component of Bar the Door, Moeller captures the claustrophobic tension of a besieged household. The illustration was well-received by players for its thematic clarity, grounding the card's defensive buff in a literal moment of civilian struggle within the Innistrad setting.
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