Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Barbed Wire
Mercadian Masques · #287 · uncommon · 1999
Artifact
Listings
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Market reference
$2.06
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 287 / 350
- Release year
- 1999
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Ron Spencer
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 1999-10-04
About this card
Mana cost: {3}
Type: Artifact
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this artifact deals 1 damage to that player. {2}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt by this artifact this turn.
"A steel snake with ten thousand teeth."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $2.06 |
| USD (foil) | $13.80 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €1.69 |
| EUR (foil) | €10.83 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Barbed Wire is real?
Barbed Wire is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Barbed Wire worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Barbed Wire is $2.06; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Barbed Wire from?
Barbed Wire is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Mercadian Masques" in the expansion series, released in 1999.
What rarity is Barbed Wire?
Barbed Wire is a uncommon card in the Mercadian Masques set.
