MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #50

Shimmering Barrier

usg·#50·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. D. Alexander Gregory

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.26+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.27 · low $0.25

NM$0.26

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.24–$0.27modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.26low $0.04range 550.0%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #27,149 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.26

Gameplay

Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.) First strike Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

1/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-10-01wotc

Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.26. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.26 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #50 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Creature — Wall, color identity white, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: First strike, Defender, and Cycling.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #27,149 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by D. Alexander Gregory. Rarix catalogs 317 other cards credited to this artist.