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◇ Catalog #159

Blistering Barrier

mir·#159·common·nonfoil

Illus. David Ho

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$0.12+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.12 · low $0.11

NM$0.12

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.11–$0.13modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.13low $0.09range 44.4%n 54

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,238 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.12

Gameplay

Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

I live without food, stand without leg, wound without force, and am harder to fight than to kill. What am I? —Femeref riddle

5/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.12. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.09 and $0.13 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MIR — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #159 of *Mirage*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1996 Mirage release.

Card type: Creature — Wall, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Defender.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,238 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by David Ho. Rarix catalogs 2 other cards credited to this artist.