---
name: "Barbarian Guides"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Barbarian"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "174"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Richard Thomas"
oracle_id: "ef8c324a-582b-401e-add1-1985c5596908"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barbarian-guides-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Barbarian Guides
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Barbarian
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{2}{R}, {T}: Choose a land type. Target creature you control gains snow landwalk of the chosen type until end of turn. Return that creature to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a snow land of that type.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balduvian Conjurer](/printing/balduvian-conjurer-ice.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Karplusan Giant](/printing/karplusan-giant-me2.md) — Creature — Giant
3. [Sculptor of Winter](/printing/sculptor-of-winter-khm.md) — Snow Creature — Elf Rogue
4. [Giant Slug](/printing/giant-slug-leg.md) — Creature — Slug
5. [Barbarian Riftcutter](/printing/barbarian-riftcutter-rav.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
6. [Frostwalk Bastion](/printing/frostwalk-bastion-mh1.md) — Snow Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #174
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Richard Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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