Getaway Barrel

Getaway Barrel

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{3}{R} · Artifact
Rare · The Hobbit · Art by Pablo Mendoza
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, reveal the top thirteen cards of your library. Put a random creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Predicted power
Standard 36 Eng.DUsr.

Below Repurposing Bay (45): Barrel is a four-mana blank until another card sacrifices it; its payoff supports only a testable synergy shell.

Best home Artifact-sacrifice creature-cheat shellBand speculativeConfidence 48%

Could be wrong if The unrevealed set may contain a cheap repeatable artifact-sacrifice outlet and a strong low-creature payoff shell.

Pioneer 25 Eng.FUsr.

Like 25-point Tablet of Discovery, it demands setup; Barrel's payoff is higher, but four mana and no built-in sacrifice make it too slow.

Band speculativeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if An efficient new sacrifice outlet or creature-cheat shell could make the one-shot payoff competitive.

Modern 23 Eng.FUsr.

Below Crucible of Worlds (50): four mana with no immediate board impact is slow, while cheat decks need more reliable enablers and payoffs.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if Cheap artifact recursion or sacrifice infrastructure could make its death trigger a redundant combo route.

Legacy 22 Eng.FUsr.

Fast mana can deploy it early, but Legacy cheat strategies demand immediate, reliable payoff; Barrel still needs another card and creature density.

Band speculativeConfidence 69%

Could be wrong if Ancient Tomb-style starts plus artifact recursion could prove the two-card setup fast enough.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 42 Eng.D+Usr.

Artifact-sacrifice decks can turn it into a likely free creature from 13 cards, but random selection and no self-sacrifice leave it below Commander’s Sphere (55).

Best home Artifact-sacrifice creature decksBand fringeConfidence 63%

Could be wrong if High creature density and reliable outlets may make its hit rate and payoff better than estimated.

Limited 43 Eng.D+Usr.

With a sacrifice outlet it usually converts into a creature from 13 cards, but it is a four-mana blank otherwise; below Aang's Defense (45).

Best home Sacrifice-heavy deckBand fillerConfidence 38%

Could be wrong if The revealed sacrifice density may translate into plentiful cheap outlets, substantially improving its baseline.

Sacrifice creature-cheat engine

“A four-mana artifact that needs a sacrifice outlet and creature density to turn its death trigger into unreliable creature cheating.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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