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Instant -
, destroy this: You may play your next Wizard non-attack action card this turn as though it were an instant.
Arcane Barrier 2
, destroy this: You may play your next Wizard non-attack action card this turn as though it were an instant.Arcane Barrier 2
Rulings
From the Arcane Rising release notes
- You may have multiple instances of arcane barrier.
- You must pay

to prevent arcane damage even if only one point of arcane damage would be prevented. - The prevention does not carry over even if you only prevent one arcane damage.
- When this card is destroyed, it is sent to your graveyard.
Keyword notes
Arcane Barrier - is one of the most common ways to prevent arcane damage. If you would be dealt arcane damage you may pay X{r} instead to prevent X arcane damage that source will deal.
- You can have multiple instances of arcane barrier.
- You can only prevent one arcane damage per arcane barrier per source.
- You can prevent arcane damage you do to yourself.
- Players cannot respond to the prevention.
- To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage). You would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
- Preventing arcane damage does not destroy the equipment with arcane barrier (unless otherwise specified).
- Arcane barrier is a replacement effect. It does not use the chain. Players cannot respond to the prevention.
- Each source of arcane barrier can replace damage 1 time per source. To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require arcane barrier 3 and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage). You would require arcane barrier 1 and 3 resources to prevent it.
- If a card has Arcane Barrier 2, you must pay the full two resources even if it only prevents one damage. You cannot choose to pay one resource to prevent one damage.
- You can have multiple instances of arcane barrier, for example Nullrune Hood, Nullrune Cloak, and Nullrune Gloves.
- Arcane barrier can be used every time you would be dealt arcane damage. It’s not limited to once per turn.
- Each instance of arcane barrier you control can be used 1 time only, each time a source would deal arcane damage to you. For example if a source would deal 5 arcane damage to you, and you control two cards with arcane barrier 1, you will in total be able to prevent 2 arcane damage this source would deal to you.
- To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent the arcane damage from 3 Runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage), you would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
- A equipment with arcane barrier does not move to the chain when arcane barrier is used.
- You can prevent arcane damage you would deal to yourself.
- Players cannot respond to the prevention. Arcane barrier is a replacement effect, not an activated or triggered ability.
- To fully prevent a card dealing 3 arcane damage, you would require 3 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it. To fully prevent 3 runechant tokens (3 instances of 1 damage from difference sources). You would require 1 arcane barrier and 3 resources to prevent it.
ClassWizard
TypeEquipment
SubtypesLegs
Defense0
KeywordsArcane Barrier 2
Legal inClassic Constructed, Blitz, Living Legend, Ultimate Pit Fight
Banned inBlitz
ArtistsAnna Kharitonova
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