Crystal Barricade
Crystal Barricade: Artifact Creature - Wall, Foundations. Defender You have hexproof. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact Creature - Wall
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Power / toughness
- 0/4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations (FDN)
- Released
- 2024-11-15
- Collector number
- 7
- Artist
- Rockey Chen
- Keywords
- Defender
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About Crystal Barricade
Crystal Barricade is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white artifact creature from Foundations (FDN), a core set released in November 2024. It is collector number 7 in that set, with art by Rockey Chen. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 0/4 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.93 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card 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.
"Good as new!" -Krek, daysquad captain
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.93 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Crystal Barricade by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Crystal Barricade
Crystal Barricade has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations Promos (PFDN) #7p | Rare | 2026 |
| Foundations (FDN) #296 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #365 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #444 | Rare | 2024 |
| Foundations Promos (PFDN) #7s | Rare | 2024 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Crystal Barricade.
- 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.
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