Master of Barbs
Reality Fracture 344 • rare
- Set
- Reality Fracture
- Collector number
- 344
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Guglielmo Bonis
What it does
Menace
Whenever one or more opponents are dealt noncombat damage, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Master of Barbs debuted as part of the Reality Fracture set, a collection centered on themes of temporal instability and the folding of parallel dimensions. The card was designed to embody the set's mechanical identity, which often focuses on punishing aggressive playstyles through reactive triggers. Its inclusion in the set reflects the design team's intent to provide players with tools to disrupt board states where opponent-controlled permanents become overly numerous or powerful.
The visual identity of Master of Barbs was crafted to evoke the feeling of encroaching chaos. The illustrator utilized a high-contrast palette and jagged, unnatural geometry to convey the character's role as a manipulator of pain and consequence. Upon its release, the card was noted by the community for its niche utility, finding a home in specific control-oriented deck archetypes that capitalize on rewarding the user for an opponent's overextension.
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