Card

Barrin, Tolarian Archmage

Mana cost {1}{U}{U}

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard 2/2

When Barrin enters, return up to one other target creature or planeswalker to its owner's hand. At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent was put into your hand from the battlefield this turn, draw a card.

No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 6 known combos. 5 official rulings.

Commander
Legal
Printing
Rare · M21 · #45
Cheapest printing
€0.24
EDHREC salt
0.29
Color identity
Blue

Scryfall · EDHREC

Bracket

  • B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
  • B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
  • B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

  • No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

6 known combos.

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

  • 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    You draw only one card, no matter how many permanents were put into your hand from the battlefield during that turn.
  • 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    The permanent that was returned to your hand doesn't have to still be there.
  • 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    If a token is returned to your hand, it's put there before it ceases to exist.
  • 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    Barrin's last ability checks the entire turn, even before Barrin was on the battlefield.
  • 2020-06-23 · Wizards of the Coast
    If a permanent wasn't put into your hand from the battlefield before your end step begins, Barrin's ability doesn't trigger at all.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast

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