Barbed Battlegear
Scars of Mirrodin 139 • uncommon
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 139
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Steve Argyle
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Equipped creature gets +4/-1.
Equip 2 generic mana
"One need only look at the inhabitants of this world to see that they are forged halfway to perfection. All they need is a whisper of the Glorious Word."— Urabrask the Hidden
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Barbed Battlegear was released in 2010 as part of the Scars of Mirrodin set, a landmark return to the metallic plane of Mirrodin. In the narrative of Magic: The Gathering, this equipment was designed to reflect the industrial and parasitic influence of the Phyrexians, who were actively corrupting the plane’s native artifacts. The card’s mechanics—providing a significant power boost at the cost of durability—embody the set's central tension between traditional craftsmanship and the brutal efficiency of the Phyrexian invasion.
The artwork for Barbed Battlegear was created by Greg Staples, who utilized a dark, visceral aesthetic to emphasize the gear's hostile nature. His design captures the fusion of organic metal and sharp, predatory edges, aligning with the art direction’s goal to depict a world losing its structural integrity to infection. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if situational, piece of equipment, notable primarily for its role in limited play formats where its stat-buffing capabilities could quickly overwhelm an opponent.
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