First printed in Commander 2013 (2013)
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, choose left or right.
Each player may attack only the nearest opponent in the last chosen direction and planeswalkers controlled by that opponent.
- Illustrated by
- Matt Stewart
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- If two Mystic Barriers are on the battlefield with two different chosen directions, you may not attack a player or planeswalker unless that player or the controller of that planeswalker is the opponent seated nearest you in both directions. (This happens most often in two-player games.)
- Mystic Barrier doesn’t affect creatures that enter the battlefield attacking.
- Mystic Barrier affects only what players and planeswalkers each player may attack with creatures they control. It doesn’t affect what players may be targeted by spells or abilities or other interactions.
- In some formats, you may need to disregard teammates sitting between you and the opponent seated nearest you in the chosen direction. In formats like Emperor, other rules may prohibit you from attacking that player.
Prices
MTGO price: 2.14 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Creatures can't attack, Lock: Court of Vantress + Mystic Barrier
- Creatures can't attack, Lock: Mirrormade + Mystic Barrier
- Creatures can't attack, Lock: Estrid's Invocation + Mystic Barrier
- Creatures can't attack, Lock: Copy Enchantment + Mystic Barrier
- Creatures can't attack, Lock: Clever Impersonator + Mystic Barrier
- Creatures can't attack, Lock: Mystic Barrier + Yenna, Redtooth Regent
