Barkshell Blessing
Instant
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #26512
Barkshell Blessing puts two +1/+1 counters on a creature at instant speed for one mana — that's the relevant line, and it's a solid rate for counter-stacking strategies. The connive rider is narrow enough that you'll mostly treat this as a one-mana pump spell with upside.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Barkshell Blessing earns a slot in dedicated +1/+1 counter decks where every incremental counter matters — think Simic or Selesnya builds that reward counter accumulation with payoffs like proliferate or triggered abilities. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive daylight, fitting into aggressive green shells that want cheap, instant-speed pump to push through damage or survive combat. In Legacy and Vintage it's theoretically legal but wildly outclassed — no serious deck there wants a two-counter spell on the stack. Modern has enough redundancy in the counter space that Barkshell Blessing rarely makes the cut over more efficient options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Barkshell Blessing is pure bulk — pick it up as a throw-in whenever you're ordering. Price stability is a non-issue at this tier; it won't spike, but it also costs nothing to acquire.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.