Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
$0.34
$0.34Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Decent Pick
Moderately popular, encounter occasionally.
Ranking
#2844
Current Rank
#3061
Last Week
#2870
Past 2 Years
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Barrin, Tolarian Archmage.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Barrin, Tolarian Archmage decks.
Justice, Vance Astrovik+16% Synergy
$0.09
Imperial Cosmographer+11% Synergy
$0.31
Multiversal Recruitment+8% Synergy
$6.50
A.I.M. Synthoids+5% Synergy
$0.08
Rescue, Pepper Potts+5% Synergy
$0.20
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Barrin, Tolarian Archmage's abilities and overall game plan.
Aether Channeler+59% Synergy
$0.31
Venser, Shaper Savant+57% Synergy
$1.08
Naban, Dean of Iteration+56% Synergy
$0.61
Riptide Laboratory+55% Synergy
$0.64
Archaeomancer+54% Synergy
$0.50
Trusted Advisor+54% Synergy
$0.29
Watcher for Tomorrow+53% Synergy
$0.28
Dour Port-Mage+53% Synergy
$1.97
Crystal Shard+50% Synergy
$1.47
Run Away Together+48% Synergy
$0.14
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Barrin, Tolarian Archmage decks.
Gadwick, the Wizened+43% Synergy
$0.73
Familiar's Ruse+40% Synergy
$0.69
Shrieking Drake+39% Synergy
$0.24
Ghostly Flicker+39% Synergy
$2.62
Panharmonicon+37% Synergy
$6.71
Peregrine Drake+35% Synergy
$0.23
Solemn Simulacrum+28% Synergy
$0.27
Aetherize+14% Synergy
$0.41
Sapphire Medallion+0% Synergy
$7.67
Counterspell-5% Synergy
$3.77
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Narset, Parter of Veils-1% Synergy
$1.57
Thassa's Oracle-2% Synergy
$23.22
Ancient Tomb-4% Synergy
$134.88
Mana Vault-4% Synergy
$116.03
Cyclonic Rift-6% Synergy
$40.33
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$15.83
Force of Will-7% Synergy
$62.64
Fierce Guardianship-10% Synergy
$55.95
Rhystic Study-18% Synergy
$70.04
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Barrin, Tolarian Archmage's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Aether Adept+38% Synergy
$0.10
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+37% Synergy
$0.95
Cloudkin Seer+37% Synergy
$0.15
Cyclone Summoner+36% Synergy
$0.32
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+33% Synergy
$0.38
Faerie Seer+28% Synergy
$0.38
Exclusion Mage+27% Synergy
$0.21
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+26% Synergy
$2.31
Rimekin Recluse+24% Synergy
$0.21
Man-o'-War+22% Synergy
$0.17
Mulldrifter+22% Synergy
$0.37
Dream Stalker+21% Synergy
$0.26
Voidmage Husher+21% Synergy
$0.24
Portal Mage+21% Synergy
$0.23
Defiler of Dreams+20% Synergy
$0.42
Overwhelmed Apprentice+20% Synergy
$0.23
Sea Gate Oracle+19% Synergy
$0.14
Starfield Vocalist+19% Synergy
$1.54
Vedalken Mastermind+18% Synergy
$0.38
Faerie Impostor+16% Synergy
$0.29
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+16% Synergy
$3.32
Winter Eladrin+15% Synergy
$0.15
Shipwreck Dowser+13% Synergy
$0.13
Vedalken Aethermage+13% Synergy
$0.48
Archmage of Echoes+13% Synergy
$15.45
Stern Proctor+12% Synergy
$0.24
Deadeye Navigator+12% Synergy
$3.65
Triskaidekaphile+12% Synergy
$0.79
Galecaster Colossus+12% Synergy
$2.54
Ingenious Prodigy+12% Synergy
$0.33
Quickling+11% Synergy
$0.26
Disruptor of Currents+11% Synergy
$0.32
Cloud of Faeries+11% Synergy
$0.46
Snapcaster Mage+11% Synergy
$19.07
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling+10% Synergy
$26.46
Meloku the Clouded Mirror+10% Synergy
$0.76
Ninja of the Deep Hours+10% Synergy
$2.09
Agent of Treachery+9% Synergy
$4.63
Moon-Circuit Hacker+9% Synergy
$0.40
Thieving Skydiver+9% Synergy
$0.30
Glen Elendra Guardian+9% Synergy
$0.39
Stonybrook Banneret+9% Synergy
$0.33
Hullbreaker Horror+8% Synergy
$5.92
Thousand-Faced Shadow+8% Synergy
$2.38
Scourge of Fleets+8% Synergy
$2.48
Patron Wizard+8% Synergy
$5.42
Tishana's Tidebinder+6% Synergy
$2.17
Spellseeker+5% Synergy
$17.43
Laboratory Maniac+1% Synergy
$2.09
Phyrexian Metamorph-4% Synergy
$2.42
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Barrin, Tolarian Archmage safe.
Evacuation+28% Synergy
$0.35
Wizard's Retort+28% Synergy
$0.29
Engulf the Shore+24% Synergy
$2.91
Peel from Reality+23% Synergy
$0.10
Curfew+22% Synergy
$0.28
Geistwave+19% Synergy
$0.22
Paradoxical Outcome+19% Synergy
$0.45
This Town Ain't Big Enough+17% Synergy
$0.25
Unsummon+16% Synergy
$0.07
Snap+16% Synergy
$2.99
Filter Out+15% Synergy
$0.25
Displace+13% Synergy
$0.40
Capsize+13% Synergy
$0.85
Mystic Confluence+13% Synergy
$1.02
Boomerang+12% Synergy
$0.08
Unsubstantiate+12% Synergy
$0.30
Alchemist's Retrieval+11% Synergy
$0.15
Fading Hope+9% Synergy
$0.20
Cryptic Command+8% Synergy
$6.03
Illusionist's Stratagem+7% Synergy
$0.32
Aether Tradewinds+7% Synergy
$0.24
Get Out+6% Synergy
$0.36
Thassa's Intervention+5% Synergy
$0.40
Blink of an Eye+5% Synergy
$0.27
Blue Sun's Zenith+5% Synergy
$2.92
Into the Roil+4% Synergy
$0.08
Blur+3% Synergy
$0.38
Aetherspouts+3% Synergy
$0.73
Flow of Knowledge+3% Synergy
$0.30
Brain Freeze+2% Synergy
$3.73
Chain of Vapor+1% Synergy
$16.04
Negate-1% Synergy
$0.16
Narset's Reversal-1% Synergy
$2.16
Essence Flux-2% Synergy
$1.33
Archmage's Charm-3% Synergy
$2.03
High Tide-5% Synergy
$1.89
Rewind-5% Synergy
$0.41
Muddle the Mixture-6% Synergy
$2.38
Sink into Stupor-6% Synergy
$5.47
Resculpt-7% Synergy
$0.33
Opt-8% Synergy
$0.25
Pongify-10% Synergy
$1.79
Reality Shift-12% Synergy
$0.35
Mana Drain-12% Synergy
$57.36
Swan Song-14% Synergy
$9.63
Arcane Denial-17% Synergy
$1.31
Rapid Hybridization-18% Synergy
$1.06
Brainstorm-18% Synergy
$1.50
Frantic Search-19% Synergy
$1.40
An Offer You Can't Refuse-20% Synergy
$3.14
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Barrin, Tolarian Archmage's game plan and control the board.
Baral's Expertise+36% Synergy
$0.27
Step Through+27% Synergy
$0.22
Flood of Tears+19% Synergy
$1.14
Consuming Tide+19% Synergy
$0.52
Boomerang Basics+13% Synergy
$1.16
River's Rebuke+9% Synergy
$0.27
Devastation Tide+6% Synergy
$0.51
Ravenform+4% Synergy
$0.37
Mass Manipulation+3% Synergy
$2.10
Aether Gale+3% Synergy
$0.27
Wash Out+3% Synergy
$0.39
Spectral Deluge+2% Synergy
$4.42
Lórien Revealed+1% Synergy
$5.13
Rite of Replication+1% Synergy
$0.24
Ponder-1% Synergy
$1.92
Curse of the Swine-2% Synergy
$0.32
Solve the Equation-3% Synergy
$3.76
Sea Gate Restoration-5% Synergy
$39.34
Preordain-7% Synergy
$0.59
Windfall-9% Synergy
$4.91
Fabricate-11% Synergy
$9.67
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Kefnet's Monument+31% Synergy
$0.37
Cloudstone Curio+22% Synergy
$16.62
Umbilicus+20% Synergy
$0.31
Portal of Sanctuary+18% Synergy
$0.18
Blood Clock+13% Synergy
$2.87
Conjurer's Closet+9% Synergy
$4.34
Erratic Portal+8% Synergy
$2.82
Robe of the Archmagi+5% Synergy
$0.48
Cryptic Coat+4% Synergy
$0.26
Altar of the Brood+4% Synergy
$8.30
Vedalken Orrery+3% Synergy
$19.05
Cryogen Relic+3% Synergy
$0.27
Aetherflux Reservoir+1% Synergy
$20.24
Waterbending Scroll+0% Synergy
$0.25
Wayfarer's Bauble0% Synergy
$0.35
Aether Spellbomb0% Synergy
$0.31
The Water Crystal-3% Synergy
$3.19
Isochron Scepter-7% Synergy
$10.88
Bident of Thassa-7% Synergy
$0.41
Lightning Greaves-19% Synergy
$4.15
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Barrin, Tolarian Archmage's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Equilibrium+36% Synergy
$3.59
Cunning Evasion+29% Synergy
$0.42
Sunken Hope+20% Synergy
$0.22
Leyline of Anticipation+15% Synergy
$7.03
Dissipation Field+11% Synergy
$3.28
Virtue of Knowledge+10% Synergy
$5.23
Wizard Class+8% Synergy
$2.70
Seal of Removal+7% Synergy
$0.23
Candlekeep Sage+6% Synergy
$0.28
Reality Acid+6% Synergy
$0.29
Omniscience+5% Synergy
$5.70
Inventive Iteration+4% Synergy
$0.31
Reflections of Littjara+3% Synergy
$2.57
Teferi's Ageless Insight+2% Synergy
$5.05
Proft's Eidetic Memory+0% Synergy
$2.60
Kindred Discovery+0% Synergy
$5.93
Ominous Seas+0% Synergy
$1.18
Mirrormade0% Synergy
$3.01
Mystic Remora-13% Synergy
$12.59
Propaganda-14% Synergy
$2.26
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Barrin, Tolarian Archmage to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim+1% Synergy
$4.70
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+1% Synergy
$9.14
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Coral Atoll+27% Synergy
$0.57
Castle Vantress+20% Synergy
$0.36
Guildless Commons+19% Synergy
$3.13
Halimar Depths+15% Synergy
$0.40
Tolaria West+15% Synergy
$1.58
Lonely Sandbar+14% Synergy
$0.31
Sanctum of Eternity+11% Synergy
$8.44
Arid Archway+10% Synergy
$0.79
Remote Isle+8% Synergy
$0.21
Oboro, Palace in the Clouds+7% Synergy
$22.31
Mystic Sanctuary+7% Synergy
$1.04
Desert of the Mindful+6% Synergy
$0.29
Otawara, Soaring City+5% Synergy
$28.63
Scavenger Grounds+4% Synergy
$0.28
Terrain Generator+4% Synergy
$1.93
Field of Ruin+3% Synergy
$0.35
Reliquary Tower+3% Synergy
$4.25
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+2% Synergy
$53.55
Sunken Palace+2% Synergy
$0.87
Strip Mine+2% Synergy
$21.02
War Room+1% Synergy
$4.43
Agna Qel'a+1% Synergy
$1.10
Rivendell-1% Synergy
$30.00
Academy Ruins-4% Synergy
$9.61
Buried Ruin-5% Synergy
$0.41
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Sky Diamond+15% Synergy
$0.25
Mind Stone+6% Synergy
$0.35
Decanter of Endless Water+4% Synergy
$4.45
Gilded Lotus+3% Synergy
$0.60
Heraldic Banner+2% Synergy
$0.39
Commander's Sphere+2% Synergy
$0.29
Worn Powerstone+1% Synergy
$0.35
Caged Sun+0% Synergy
$3.65
Midnight Clock0% Synergy
$0.68
Thought Vessel-1% Synergy
$2.45
Throne of Eldraine-2% Synergy
$28.87
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.86
Arcane Signet-3% Synergy
$0.43
Thran Dynamo-5% Synergy
$4.82
Everflowing Chalice-10% Synergy
$0.35
Sol Ring-12% Synergy
$1.42
Lands
The mana base foundation for Barrin, Tolarian Archmage decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+8% Synergy
$0.29
Myriad Landscape+7% Synergy
$0.30
Terramorphic Expanse+2% Synergy
$0.31
Island+1% Synergy
$0.08
Glasspool Mimic0% Synergy
$6.60
Misty Rainforest-1% Synergy
$38.22
Polluted Delta-1% Synergy
$19.73
Scalding Tarn-1% Synergy
$40.14
Flooded Strand-1% Synergy
$16.42
Snow-Covered Island-2% Synergy
$1.21
Sea Gate Restoration-5% Synergy
$39.34
Hydroelectric Specimen-5% Synergy
$0.82
Sink into Stupor-6% Synergy
$5.47
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