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Barrin, Master WizardHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 5 min read· Urza's Saga· October 12, 1998
Carte Magic Barrin, Master Wizard

Barrin, Master Wizard is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

{2}, Sacrifice a permanent: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

How it works : Barrin, Master Wizard

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Barrin, Master Wizard
+Master of Waves
+Phyrexian Altar
#1

Barrin, Master Wizard + Master of Waves + Phyrexian Altar

Infinite colored manaInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Cast Master of Waves by paying {3}{U}.
  2. 2Master of Waves enters the battlefield, creating at least eight 1/0 Elemental creature tokens.
  3. 3Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing seven Elemental tokens, adding {6}{U}.
  4. 4Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing an Elemental token, returning Master of Waves from the battlefield to your hand.
  5. 5Any remaining 1/0 Elemental creature tokens you control die as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
  6. 6Repeat.
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
+Barrin, Master Wizard
+Peregrine Drake
+Arcane Adaptation
#2

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Barrin, Master Wizard + Peregrine Drake + Arcane Adaptation

Infinite untap of lands you controlInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
  1. 1Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  2. 2Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
  3. 3When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it and Inalla trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
  5. 5Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  6. 6Resolve the Inalla trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a token copy of Peregrine Drake.
  7. 7When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  8. 8Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Peregrine Drake token, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
Volo, Guide to Monsters
+Barrin, Master Wizard
+Peregrine Drake
#3

Volo, Guide to Monsters + Barrin, Master Wizard + Peregrine Drake

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}.
  2. 2Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
  3. 3Volo triggers, creating a token copy of Peregrine Drake.
  4. 4The token Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, untapping up to five lands.
  5. 5Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {3}{U}.
  6. 6The nontoken Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, untapping up to five lands.
  7. 7Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Peregrine Drake token, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
  8. 8Repeat.
Barrin, Master Wizard
+Myr Battlesphere
+Ashnod's Altar
+Panharmonicon
#4

Barrin, Master Wizard + Myr Battlesphere + Ashnod's Altar + Panharmonicon

Infinite colorless manaInfinite creature tokensInfinite death triggersInfinite creature ETB
  1. 1Cast Myr Battlesphere by paying {7}.
  2. 2When Myr Battlesphere enters the battlefield, it triggers twice, creating eight 1/1 Myr artifact creature tokens.
  3. 3Activate Ashnod's Altar five times by sacrificing five Myrs, adding ten {C}.
  4. 4Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing a Myr, returning Myr Battlesphere to your hand from the battlefield.
  5. 5Repeat.
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
+Barrin, Master Wizard
+Peregrine Drake
+Conspiracy
#5

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Barrin, Master Wizard + Peregrine Drake + Conspiracy

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  2. 2Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
  3. 3When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it and Inalla trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
  5. 5Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  6. 6Resolve the Inalla trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a token copy of Peregrine Drake.
  7. 7When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  8. 8Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Peregrine Drake token, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
+Barrin, Master Wizard
+Peregrine Drake
+Maskwood Nexus
#6

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Barrin, Master Wizard + Peregrine Drake + Maskwood Nexus

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  2. 2Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
  3. 3When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it and Inalla trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
  5. 5Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  6. 6Resolve the Inalla trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a token copy of Peregrine Drake.
  7. 7When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  8. 8Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Peregrine Drake token, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
+Barrin, Master Wizard
+Great Whale
+Maskwood Nexus
#7

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Barrin, Master Wizard + Great Whale + Maskwood Nexus

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {5}{U}.
  2. 2Cast Great Whale by paying {5}{U}{U}.
  3. 3When Great Whale enters the battlefield, it and Inalla trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Great Whale trigger, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. 5Activate up to seven lands by tapping them, adding at least {5}{U}.
  6. 6Resolve the Inalla trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a token copy of Great Whale.
  7. 7When the Great Whale token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  8. 8Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Great Whale token, returning the nontoken Great Whale from the battlefield to your hand.
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
+Barrin, Master Wizard
+Peregrine Drake
+Xenograft
#8

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Barrin, Master Wizard + Peregrine Drake + Xenograft

Infinite death triggersInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  2. 2Cast Peregrine Drake by paying {4}{U}.
  3. 3When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it and Inalla trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Peregrine Drake trigger, untapping up to five lands.
  5. 5Activate up to five lands by tapping them, adding at least {4}{U}.
  6. 6Resolve the Inalla trigger, causing you to pay {1} to create a token copy of Peregrine Drake.
  7. 7When the Peregrine Drake token enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  8. 8Activate Barrin by paying {2} and sacrificing the Peregrine Drake token, returning the nontoken Peregrine Drake from the battlefield to your hand.
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Legal formats

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