Alabaster Wall
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #25981
Alabaster Wall is a 0/4 defender for three mana — it blocks one attacker indefinitely and does nothing else. Walls at this price point have been obsolete in Commander for years; run Wall of Omens or Fog Bank if you need a blocker with upside.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alabaster Wall is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but only Pauper gives it any plausible context — common-only deckbuilding constrains options enough that a 0/4 body occasionally earns a slot in defensive white shells. In Commander, three mana for a vanilla blocker with no ETB, no text, and no evasion is a hard pass; the format demands every card generate value or close a game. Legacy and Vintage don't register Alabaster Wall at all.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
Alabaster Wall is bulk at $0.10, and that price reflects its power level accurately. Don't expect movement — there is no competitive demand and no casual spike likely to change that.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.