---
name: "Razor Barrier"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "17"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "669701a5-fd7a-43f8-93f4-da7a8c4dd3dc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/razor-barrier-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Razor Barrier
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target permanent you control gains protection from artifacts or from the color of your choice until end of turn.

> *"Nosotros protegemos nuestro hogar. ¿Por qué ellas no habrían de protegernos a nosotros?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stave Off](/printing/stave-off-m12.md) — Instant
2. [Tel-Jilad Defiance](/printing/tel-jilad-defiance-som.md) — Instant
3. [Shelter](/printing/shelter-j21.md) — Instant
4. [Apostle's Blessing](/printing/apostles-blessing-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Mother of Runes](/printing/mother-of-runes-ulg.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Circle of Protection: Artifacts](/printing/circle-of-protection-artifacts-atq.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #17
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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