Barrier Breach
Instant
Exile up to three target enchantments.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #10984
Barrier Breach exiles up to three enchantments — hitting multiple targets at once is the entire reason to run it over a single-target answer. Three mana at instant speed to strip a Rhystic Study, a Smothering Tithe, and an Ottomanada in one shot is a real game-winning tempo swing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Barrier Breach earns its slot — tables routinely stack enchantments like Propaganda, Ghostly Prison, and Rhystic Study, and the ability to exile up to three at once at instant speed makes it a genuine multi-for-one. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, enchantment removal is more surgical and the field is narrower, so Barrier Breach loses to cheaper, more targeted options like Disenchant or Wear // Tear on efficiency alone. Legacy and Vintage have the same problem compounded — those formats don't tolerate three mana for conditional removal. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Barrier Breach is pure bulk — pick up a copy without thinking twice. The price reflects its narrow role rather than any weakness in Commander, where it consistently earns its slot.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.