---
name: "Bulwark"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "259da825-02f7-4e72-8f44-01683330f457"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bulwark-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bulwark
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, this enchantment deals X damage to target opponent, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus the number of cards in that player's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Storm World](/printing/storm-world-me3.md) — World Enchantment
2. [Rackling](/printing/rackling-nem.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
3. [The Rack](/printing/the-rack-prm.md) — Artifact
4. [Wheel of Torture](/printing/wheel-of-torture-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Price of Knowledge](/printing/price-of-knowledge-c13.md) — Enchantment
6. [Lavaborn Muse](/printing/lavaborn-muse-plst.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #178
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 10 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: `legal`