---
name: "Stinging Barrier"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Wall"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Pat Lewis"
oracle_id: "b56f375f-35b3-4d96-9749-c059c2d29c8b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/stinging-barrier-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Stinging Barrier
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/4
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
{U}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wall of Water](/printing/wall-of-water-3ed.md) — Creature — Wall
2. [Wall of Vapor](/printing/wall-of-vapor-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
3. [Wall of Glare](/printing/wall-of-glare-plst.md) — Creature — Wall
4. [Wall of Shadows](/printing/wall-of-shadows-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Wall of Wonder](/printing/wall-of-wonder-chr.md) — Creature — Wall
6. [Blistering Barrier](/printing/blistering-barrier-mir.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #107
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Pat Lewis
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`