---
name: "Barbed Wire"
mana_cost: "{3}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "287"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "cdc6e187-73d2-4f79-a0ff-daa6d2de5bdb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barbed-wire-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Barbed Wire
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this artifact deals 1 damage to that player.
{2}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt by this artifact this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shield of the Ages](/printing/shield-of-the-ages-ice.md) — Artifact
2. [Copper Tablet](/printing/copper-tablet-lea.md) — Artifact
3. [Argivian Blacksmith](/printing/argivian-blacksmith-atq.md) — Creature — Human Artificer
4. [Circle of Protection: Artifacts](/printing/circle-of-protection-artifacts-atq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Squee's Toy](/printing/squees-toy-tmp.md) — Artifact
6. [Boarded Window](/printing/boarded-window-dbl.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #287
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **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`