Manabarbs
Manabarbs: Enchantment, Magic 2012. Whenever a player taps a land for mana, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that player. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Magic 2012 (M12)
- Released
- 2011-07-15
- Collector number
- 150
- Artist
- Jeff Miracola
- Commander rank
- 2,204 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Manabarbs
Manabarbs is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red enchantment from Magic 2012 (M12), a core set released in July 2011. It is collector number 150 in that set, with art by Jeff Miracola. It costs {3}{R} (three generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 16 sets, from Limited Edition Alpha (1993) to Magic 2012 (2011). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.11 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever a player taps a land for mana, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that player.
"I don't know why people say a double-edged sword is bad. It's a sword. With two edges." -Kamahl, pit fighter
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.11 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Manabarbs by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Manabarbs
Manabarbs has been printed in 16 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #159 | Rare | 2022 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #456 | Rare | 2022 |
| Magic 2010 (M10) #149 | Rare | 2009 |
| Tenth Edition (10E) #218 | Rare | 2007 |
| Classic Sixth Edition (6ED) #194 | Rare | 1999 |
| Fifth Edition (5ED) #250 | Rare | 1997 |
| Fifth Edition (5ED) #250† | Rare | 1997 |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #212 | Rare | 1995 |
| Fourth Edition (4ED) #212 | Rare | 1995 |
| Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #165 | Rare | 1994 |
| Revised Edition (3ED) #165 | Rare | 1994 |
| Foreign Black Border (FBB) #165 | Rare | 1994 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Manabarbs, newest first.
- If any lands are tapped for mana while a player is casting a spell or activating an ability, Manabarbs’s ability will trigger that many times and wait. When the player finishes casting that spell or activating that ability, it’s put on the stack, then Manabarbs’s triggered abilities are put on the stack on top of it. The Manabarbs abilities will resolve first.
- The ability will trigger each time a land is tapped for mana. Each ability is separate.
- On the other hand, a player can tap lands for mana, let the Manabarbs triggered abilities be put on the stack, and then respond to those abilities by casting an instant or activating an ability using that mana. In that case, the spell or ability will resolve first.
- This ability is not a mana ability. It goes on the stack and can be responded to.
- This card has a triggered ability that causes a separate effect for 1 point of damage each time a land is tapped for mana.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.