Razor Barrier
Mirrodin 17 • common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Target permanent you control gains protection from artifacts or from the color of your choice until end of turn.
"We protect our homelands. Why should they not protect us?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Razor Barrier was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion, the first set in a block centered on a world composed entirely of metal. The card was designed to reflect the set's mechanical theme, providing protection for creatures against specific colors in a way that felt native to the artificial, artifact-heavy environment of the Mirrodin plane. It served as a common utility spell intended to bolster the white faction's defensive strategies during the Limited format drafts of the era.
The card features artwork by Greg Staples, who contributed extensively to the visual identity of early 2000s Magic: The Gathering. Staples employed a cold, metallic aesthetic to match the thematic requirements of Mirrodin, depicting a shimmering, segmented wall of blades that embodies the intersection of magic and machinery. The piece was received as a quintessential example of the set's stark, industrial art direction, which marked a significant departure from the more organic fantasy settings that had preceded it.
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