Barrier of Bones
Guilds of Ravnica 61 • common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Defender
When this creature enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
The Dimir rarely make statements, but when they do, the message is clear.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Barrier of Bones was released in 2018 as part of the Guilds of Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a common creature card representing the Golgari Swarm, it was designed to support the set's graveyard-focused mechanics, specifically the surveil keyword, which allowed players to filter their decks by looking at the top cards of their library.
The artwork was created by illustrator Svetlin Velinov, who rendered the skeletal wall in the dark, organic aesthetic characteristic of the Golgari guild. The design aimed to provide players with a cost-effective defensive body early in the game, and it was widely utilized in the Limited format for its ability to provide board presence while simultaneously smoothing out draw consistency through its enter-the-battlefield effect.
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