Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Searing Barb
March of the Machine · #163 · common · 2023
Sorcery
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Market reference
$0.10
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 163 / 387
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Tiffany Turrill
- Colors
- R
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2023-04-21
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{R}
Type: Sorcery
Searing Barb deals 2 damage to any target. If it's a creature, it can't block this turn. Incubate 1. (Create an Incubator token with a +1/+1 counter on it and "{2}: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
""You always were such a sharp student. Shame it took you so long to get the point.""
Keywords: Incubate, Transform
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) | $0.10 |
| USD (foil) | $0.09 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.02 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.05 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Searing Barb is real?
Searing Barb 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 Searing Barb worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Searing Barb is $0.10; 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 Searing Barb from?
Searing Barb is from the Magic: The Gathering set "March of the Machine" in the expansion series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Searing Barb?
Searing Barb is a common card in the March of the Machine set.
