Aegis Barrier

Description
Choose a friendly minion. It can't be targeted by enemy spells. Draw a card.

Strategies
On first glance, one would assume that Aegis Barrier would be played regularly: its effect is powerful and cheap, and the card cycles itself. The problem with Aegis Barrier is its permeability: many effects can get through its protective buff. Vanar's Chromatic Cold, Lyonar's Sun Bloom, Magmar's Plasma Storm, and Ephemeral Shroud penetrate Aegis Barrier's protection. Absent from this list is Songhai. For this reason, Aegis Barrier is used as a tech card against Songhai. Most Songhai removal is targeted: Juxtaposition, Onyx Bear Seal and Phoenix Fire are all targeted spells. Thus, an Ironcliffe Guardian buffed with Aegis Barrier can outright win the game against some Songhai decks.

Gauntlet Strategies
Gauntlet decks tend not to run very many spells, so Aegis Barrier is often "draw a card for 1 mana", making it a mediocre Gauntlet card.

Balance Changes
v. 0.0.1 - Aegis Barrier: 3 mana "Give ALL friendly minions Forcefield."

v. 0.0.14 - Reworked: Cost lowered to 1 mana. Text changed to "Give a friendly minion Anit-Magic Field."

v. 0.0.22 - Text changed to "Choose a friendly minion. It can't be targeted by enemy spells."

v. 0.61.0 - Added "Draw a card."