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Manabarbs

{3}{R}

Enchantment

30A30th Anniversary Edition#159rare
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 123
Illustrator
Christopher Rush
Found in
Magic 30th Anniversary Edition Booster Pack
Printings18EDHREC rank#2,208
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever a player taps a land for mana, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that player.
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Rulings

5 · latest Oct 1, 2009
  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    If any lands are tapped for mana while a player is casting a spell or activating an ability, Manabarbs’s ability will trigger that many times and wait. When the player finishes casting that spell or activating that ability, it’s put on the stack, then Manabarbs’s triggered abilities are put on the stack on top of it. The Manabarbs abilities will resolve first.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    On the other hand, a player can tap lands for mana, let the Manabarbs triggered abilities be put on the stack, and then respond to those abilities by casting an instant or activating an ability using that mana. In that case, the spell or ability will resolve first.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    The ability will trigger each time a land is tapped for mana. Each ability is separate.

  • WotCOct 1, 2009

    This ability is not a mana ability. It goes on the stack and can be responded to.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    This card has a triggered ability that causes a separate effect for 1 point of damage each time a land is tapped for mana.