Crystal Barricade
Mana Cost:
Type: Artifact Creature — Wall
Oracle Text:
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.
Power/Toughness: 0/4
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Foundations
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Character Background
Crystal Barricade is a compact, defensive piece that best supports control and value-based game plans: for one mana plus white you gain a 0/4 hexproof wall that literally shields your board from noncombat damage and buys time against sweepers like Pyroclasm, Anger of the Gods, and other damage-based wraths. The card’s strength is protecting engines and token armies rather than racing—think midrange-control or go-wide token decks that can’t afford a single board-ender. Practically, pair it with Cathar’s Crusade or other anthem effects so the creatures it preserves compound value turn after turn, or play it alongside Anointed Procession and token generators to make mass-sweeps ineffective. Because it’s hexproof, it’s also a reliable early blocker that opponents can’t single out with targeted removal, so include cheap ways to capitalize on the extra turns it buys you (planeswalkers, value creatures, or a sacrifice outlet if you want late-game utility).
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