Talk:Twilight Sparkle/@comment-16424758-20130820211957/@comment-11159205-20130822124356

Why exert energy on a barrier that one can not take down? It is far easier to wait until the source of the barrier break downs, and that is time the strike, and that is what he did. Sombra was merely biding his time, and the others were racing against it in a quest for the Crystal Heart which is what both were seeking.

Heck, Sombra was sucessful  in nuetralizing part of the barrier plan by nuetralizing Shining Armor's horn and rendering him incapable of casting magic