Barl's Cage
Chronicles 94 • rare
- Set
- Chronicles
- Collector number
- 94
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
3 generic mana: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
For a dozen years the Cage had held Lord Ith, but as the Pretender Mairsil's power weakened, so did the bars.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Barl's Cage was released in 1995 as part of the Chronicles expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was unique in its time, functioning as a retrospective compilation that reprinted cards from older, out-of-print sets such as Legends and Antiquities to increase their availability to a growing player base. Within the context of the game's mechanics, the card represents an artifact that hinders the activation of abilities, reflecting the chaotic and high-fantasy themes typical of the era.
The artwork for the card was provided by Melissa A. Benson, a prominent illustrator during the game's early years known for her distinct, painterly style. Benson's design for the cage sought to evoke a sense of entrapment and ancient power, fitting the dark, industrial aesthetic often associated with artifact cards from that period. While Chronicles was controversial among collectors at the time due to the influx of reprinted cards, the individual illustrations like Benson’s remained a significant part of the game's evolving visual identity.
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