---
target_card: Bar the Gate
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
type_line: "Instant"
algorithm: "4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings"
canonical_url: https://avascry.com/similar/bar-the-gate
json_api: https://avascry.com/similar/bar-the-gate.json
---

# Cards Similar & Synergistic to Bar the Gate

- **Target Card:** [Bar the Gate](https://avascry.com/printing/bar-the-gate-afr) (Instant) `{2}{U}`
- **Algorithm:** 4096-dimensional Qwen 8B Cosine Similarity over 38,000 Oracle embeddings
- **JSON API:** https://avascry.com/similar/bar-the-gate.json

## Top 31 Synergistic Matches

1. [**Deny Entry**](https://avascry.com/printing/deny-entry-tle) `{2}{U}` — *Instant*
2. [**Exclude**](https://avascry.com/printing/exclude-cmm) `{2}{U}` — *Instant*
3. [**Preemptive Strike**](https://avascry.com/printing/preemptive-strike-ptk) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
4. [**False Summoning**](https://avascry.com/printing/false-summoning-plst) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
5. [**Essence Scatter**](https://avascry.com/printing/essence-scatter-ddt) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
6. [**Counterspell**](https://avascry.com/printing/counterspell-dmr) `{U}{U}` — *Instant*
7. [**Spell Counter**](https://avascry.com/printing/spell-counter-unh) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
8. [**Bone to Ash**](https://avascry.com/printing/bone-to-ash-m19) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
9. [**Secret Door**](https://avascry.com/printing/secret-door-afr) `{U}` — *Artifact Creature — Wall*
10. [**Mystic Denial**](https://avascry.com/printing/mystic-denial-ptk) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
11. [**Psychic Barrier**](https://avascry.com/printing/psychic-barrier-nph) `{U}{U}` — *Instant*
12. [**Fold into Aether**](https://avascry.com/printing/fold-into-aether-5dn) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
13. [**Confound**](https://avascry.com/printing/confound-pls) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
14. [**Kindred Denial**](https://avascry.com/printing/kindred-denial-ymid) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
15. [**Nullify**](https://avascry.com/printing/nullify-bng) `{U}{U}` — *Instant*
16. [**Remove Soul**](https://avascry.com/printing/remove-soul-s99) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
17. [**Counterpoint**](https://avascry.com/printing/counterpoint-mkc) `{3}{U}{B}` — *Instant*
18. [**Contradict**](https://avascry.com/printing/contradict-dtk) `{3}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
19. [**Runeboggle**](https://avascry.com/printing/runeboggle-gpt) `{2}{U}` — *Instant*
20. [**Reject**](https://avascry.com/printing/reject-stx) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
21. [**Scatter Arc**](https://avascry.com/printing/scatter-arc-gtc) `{3}{U}` — *Instant*
22. [**Disallow**](https://avascry.com/printing/disallow-aer) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
23. [**Summoner's Bane**](https://avascry.com/printing/summoners-bane-ddm) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
24. [**Glorious Gale**](https://avascry.com/printing/glorious-gale-ltr) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
25. [**Dismiss**](https://avascry.com/printing/dismiss-tmp) `{2}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
26. [**Intervene**](https://avascry.com/printing/intervene-ulg) `{U}` — *Instant*
27. [**Mana Drain**](https://avascry.com/printing/mana-drain-prm) `{U}{U}` — *Instant*
28. [**Neutralize**](https://avascry.com/printing/neutralize-iko) `{1}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
29. [**Negate**](https://avascry.com/printing/negate-ogw) `{1}{U}` — *Instant*
30. [**Counterlash**](https://avascry.com/printing/counterlash-plst) `{4}{U}{U}` — *Instant*
31. [**Essence Capture**](https://avascry.com/printing/essence-capture-rna) `{U}{U}` — *Instant*