
Printings
Detainment Spell
Card Information
Type: Enchantment — Aura
Mana Cost:
CMC: 1
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Time Spiral (TSP)
Rarity: Common
Collector Number: 12
Oracle Text
Enchant creature Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated. {1}{W}: Attach this Aura to target creature.
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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- September 25, 2006
Responding to a creature's activated ability being activated by moving Detainment Spell onto that creature won't affect the ability that was just activated.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2006
Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
Source: wotc - September 25, 2006
Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
Source: wotc
Price History

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