---
name: "Aether Barrier"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "27"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Martin"
oracle_id: "0fe602b7-9f88-4d3d-af24-7790df867ed5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aether-barrier-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Aether Barrier
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player casts a creature spell, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay {1}.

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #27
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Martin
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`