---
name: "Soul Barrier"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "125"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Harold McNeill"
oracle_id: "3aab67bb-f287-4aa6-a3c5-e850b22dfff6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soul-barrier-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Soul Barrier
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, this enchantment deals 2 damage to that player unless they pay {2}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aether Barrier](/printing/aether-barrier-nem.md) — Enchantment
2. [Psychic Barrier](/printing/psychic-barrier-nph.md) — Instant
3. [Aether Sting](/printing/aether-sting-uds.md) — Enchantment
4. [Aether Storm](/printing/aether-storm-me2.md) — Enchantment
5. [Isolation Cell](/printing/isolation-cell-nph.md) — Artifact
6. [Lunar Force](/printing/lunar-force-emn.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #125
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Harold McNeill
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`