Mystic Barrier 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.
Official card text
When this enchantment enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, choose left or right. Each player may attack only the nearest opponent in the last chosen direction and planeswalkers controlled by that opponent.
How it works : Mystic Barrier
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Mystic Barrier affects only what players and planeswalkers each player may attack with creatures they control. It doesn’t affect what players may be targeted by spells or abilities or other interactions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Mystic Barrier doesn’t affect creatures that enter the battlefield attacking.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
In some formats, you may need to disregard teammates sitting between you and the opponent seated nearest you in the chosen direction. In formats like Emperor, other rules may prohibit you from attacking that player.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If two Mystic Barriers are on the battlefield with two different chosen directions, you may not attack a player or planeswalker unless that player or the controller of that planeswalker is the opponent seated nearest you in both directions. (This happens most often in two-player games.)
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Mystic Barrier + Court of Vantress
- 1At the beginning of each of your upkeeps, Mystic Barrier and Court of Vantress triggers twice if you aren't the monarch, or once otherwise.
- 2Resolve the Mystic Barrier trigger, choosing "left".
- 3If you aren't the monarch, resolve the Court of Vantress triggers, causing you to choose "right" and choosing to keep it as a copy of Mystic Barrier.
- 4Otherwise, resolve the Court of Vantress trigger, creating a token copy of Mystic Barrier, choosing "right" as the copy enters the battlefield.
- 5As long as there are three or more players in the game, creatures cannot attack.
Mystic Barrier + Mirrormade
- 1At the beginning of each of your upkeeps, Mystic Barrier and Mirrormade trigger, choosing "left" for Mystic Barrier and "right" for Mirrormade.
- 2As long as there are three or more players in the game, creatures cannot attack.
Mystic Barrier + Estrid's Invocation
- 1At the beginning of each of your upkeeps, Mystic Barrier and Estrid's Invocation trigger, choosing "left" for Mystic Barrier and "right" for Estrid's Invocation.
- 2As long as there are three or more players in the game, creatures cannot attack.
Mystic Barrier + Copy Enchantment
- 1At the beginning of each of your upkeeps, Mystic Barrier and Copy Enchantment trigger, choosing "left" for Mystic Barrier and "right" for Copy Enchantment.
- 2As long as there are three or more players in the game, creatures cannot attack.
Mystic Barrier + Clever Impersonator
- 1At the beginning of each of your upkeeps, Mystic Barrier and Clever Impersonator trigger, choosing "left" for Mystic Barrier and "right" for Clever Impersonator.
- 2As long as there are three or more players in the game, creatures cannot attack.
Yenna, Redtooth Regent + Mystic Barrier
- 1Activate Yenna by paying
and tapping it, creating a token copy of Mystic Barrier. - 2As the copy of Mystic Barrier enters the battlefield, choose the opposite direction that was chosen for the nontoken Mystic Barrier.
- 3At the beginning of each of your upkeeps, keep the direction chosen for each Mystic Barrier.
- 4As long as there are three or more players in the game, creatures cannot attack.
Legal formats
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