Magic: The Gathering

Wall of Opposition

Chronicles 56 • uncommon

Set: Chronicles
Collector number: 56
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 3 generic mana red mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Harold McNeill
Market price: $0.19

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Lore

Why it matters

As an uncommon card from this set, the Wall of Opposition serves as a specialized creature that brings a distinct tactical presence to the table. Its role as a wall suggests a defensive focus that challenges opponents to navigate around its unique barrier.

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Card face

What it does

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

1 generic mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Like so many obstacles in life, the Wall of Opposition is but an illusion, held fast by the focus and belief of the one who creates it.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Wall of Opposition was originally introduced in the Chronicles expansion, a set released by Wizards of the Coast in 1995. Chronicles functioned as a reprint set, designed to make older, hard-to-find cards from early Magic: The Gathering releases more accessible to the growing player base. By pulling iconic or useful cards from expansions like Legends and The Dark, the set aimed to stabilize secondary market prices and ensure that foundational gameplay mechanics remained available to newer participants.

The card features the distinct, ethereal illustration style of Harold McNeill, whose work defined a specific aesthetic era of the game during the mid-nineties. McNeill’s approach often favored moody, surreal, and dark atmospheric compositions, which became a hallmark for many players encountering the game during its formative years. Upon its release in Chronicles, the card was received as a functional utility piece, reflecting the design philosophy of the time where walls were frequently used to dictate the pace of play in defensive strategies.

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Other printings

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Wall of OppositionLegends · #171 · rare · 1994$7.41

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