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Crystal Barricade

First printed in Foundations (2024)

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Crystal Barricade

Artifact Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.

"Good as new!"
—Krek, daysquad captain

0/4

Illustrated by
Rockey Chen

Legality

Ruling (1)

  • If Crystal Barricade and other creatures you control would be dealt noncombat damage at the same time, the damage that would be dealt to your other creatures is prevented even if the damage being dealt to Crystal Barricade is lethal damage.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Crystal Barricade in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Foundations (FDN), Premier Draft 48.7% -5.9 -2.4 3565
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Standard In 4 of 1793 decks (0.2%), most in WR (unclassified)

Share of decks
0.2%
▼ 0.6 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-07: 0.0% 2026-08-14: 0.0% 2026-08-21: 0.5% 2026-08-28: 0.0% 2026-09-04: 0.3% 2026-09-11: 1.8% 2026-09-18: 0.7% 2026-09-25: 0.7% 2026-10-02: 0.3% 2026-10-09: 0.0% 2026-10-16: 0.0% 2026-10-23: 0.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
1 main, 3 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
53%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
WR (unclassified) 6.7% 2%
Jeskai Artifacts 5.0% 1%
WBR (unclassified) 1.6% 3%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Jeskai Artifacts
njkong in Standard Challenge 32
4-2
67%
WR
Regien in Standard Challenge 16
2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WR
JonDaBill,
2 side #30
0-2
WR
Regien,
2 side #19
2-3
WBR
Arena ranked player,
2 side
Jeskai Artifacts
njkong,
1 main #14
4-2

Modern In 35 of 2698 decks (1.3%), most in Craterhoof

Share of decks
1.3%
▼ 1.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-07: 6.8% 2026-08-14: 6.7% 2026-08-21: 6.2% 2026-08-28: 4.2% 2026-09-04: 1.6% 2026-09-11: 3.3% 2026-09-18: 1.6% 2026-09-25: 1.7% 2026-10-02: 1.3% 2026-10-09: 1.6% 2026-10-16: 1.0% 2026-10-23: 1.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
35
0 main, 35 sideboard
Avg. copies
–
in the main deck
Win rate
61%
7 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Craterhoof 3.0% 24%
WBRG (unclassified) 1.6% 14%
WBG (unclassified) 0.6% 33%
WU (unclassified) 0.5% 8%
WUBG (unclassified) 0.4% 33%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Craterhoof
SureThing in Modern Challenge 64
7-2
78%
WUBG
_Logic_ in Modern Challenge 32
6-2
75%
WBRG
Tegutten in Modern Challenge 32
5-2
71%
Craterhoof
elBB in Modern Challenge 64
5-2
71%
WBG
ShikiXYZ in Modern Challenge 96
5-2
71%
WBG
jbl2311 in Modern Challenge 96
5-2
71%
Craterhoof
elBB in Modern Challenge 96
6-3
67%
Craterhoof
TRON_Bahiano in Modern Challenge 32
4-2
67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Craterhoof
tyreel04,
1 side 5-0
Craterhoof
tyty123,
1 side 5-0
WBRG
psych4tog,
1 side 5-0
Craterhoof
TRON_Bahiano,
1 side #11
4-2
WBRG
WorstShuffler,
2 side #19
3-3
Craterhoof
GoblinElder,
1 side #22
3-3
WBRG
WorstShuffler,
1 side #7
3-3
Craterhoof
Greenbeing,
1 side #5

Commander In 4 of 6159 decks (0.1%), most in Arcades, the Strategist

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-21: 0.0% 2026-08-28: 0.1% 2026-09-04: 0.0% 2026-09-11: 0.0% 2026-09-18: 0.0% 2026-09-25: 0.2% 2026-10-02: 0.0% 2026-10-09: 0.2% 2026-10-16: 0.0% 2026-10-23: 0.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Arcades, the Strategist 0.0% 100%
Felothar the Steadfast 0.0% 50%
The Destined Warrior 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Swords to Plowshares100%5.4
Arcane Signet100%1.6
Command Tower100%1.2
Sol Ring100%1.0
Stalwart Shield-Bearers75%1539.8
Wingmantle Chaplain75%1154.8
Axebane Guardian75%1154.8
Overgrown Battlement75%1154.8
Carven Caryatid75%1154.8
Tree of Redemption75%923.9

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Felothar the Steadfast
Víctor Pastor,
1 main #9
1-2
Arcades, the Strategist
Sasori,
1 main #13
0-1
The Destined Warrior
Logan OBrian,
1 main #41
0-1
Arcades, the Strategist
Sasori,
1 main #3
1-0