---
name: "Nivix Barrier"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Illusion Wall"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash", "Defender"]
set: "ORI"
set_name: "Magic Origins"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "aa4cb5fb-e81c-410f-8986-645671b0a1d3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nivix-barrier-ori"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nivix Barrier
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Illusion Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Flash, Defender

## Oracle Text
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When this creature enters, target attacking creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stinging Barrier](/printing/stinging-barrier-plst.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Jeskai Barricade](/printing/jeskai-barricade-frf.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Foriysian Interceptor](/printing/foriysian-interceptor-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Wall of Wonder](/printing/wall-of-wonder-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Mirror Wall](/printing/mirror-wall-jud.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Wall of Water](/printing/wall-of-water-3ed.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Origins (ORI) #66
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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