“For a dozen years the Cage had held Lord Ith, but as the Pretender Mairsil's power weakened, so did the bars.”
Barl's Cage
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: {4}
Oracle Rules Text: {3}: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Flavor Text: For a dozen years the Cage had held Lord Ith, but as the Pretender Mairsil's power weakened, so did the bars.
Set: The Dark (#96), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Tom Wänerstrand
Artifact
Colorless
Rare
$2.97
Regular
€2.11
Euro
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Historical Printings & Sets (15)
10 Languages
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en
English
Viewing Here
4 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Barl's Cage The Dark Viewing | DRK | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1994-08-01 |
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Barl's Cage Chronicles | CHR | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1995-07-01 |
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Barl's Cage Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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Barl's Cage Masters Edition III | ME3 | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 2009-09-07 |
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pt
Português (Portuguese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gaiola de Barl Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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zhs
简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Barl's Cage Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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de
Deutsch (German)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Barls Käfig Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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es
Español (Spanish)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Jaula de Barl Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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fr
Français (French)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Cage de Barl Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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it
Italiano (Italian)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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Gabbia di Barl The Dark | DRK | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1994-08-01 |
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Gabbia di Barl Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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ja
日本語 (Japanese)
2 Printings
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
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バールの檻 Chronicles Foreign Black Border | BCHR | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1995-07-01 |
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バールの檻 Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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ko
한국어 (Korean)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Barl's Cage Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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zht
繁體中文 (Traditional Chinese)
1 Printing
| Thumbnail | Set Name | Code | Rarity | Artist | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Barl's Cage Fifth Edition | 5ED | Rare | Tom Wänerstrand | 1997-03-24 |
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