Printings
Vedalken Shackles
Card Information
Type: Artifact
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Set: Modern Masters (MMA)
Rarity: Mythic
Collector Number: 218
Oracle Text
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step. {2}, {T}: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you control for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- December 1, 2004
The creature’s power and the number of Islands you control matter only when the ability is activated and when it resolves. After that, only the fact that Vedalken Shackles remains tapped matters. If the creature stops being a creature, you’ll keep control of it.
Source: wotc - December 1, 2004
If Vedalken Shackles becomes untapped before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creature.
Source: wotc - December 1, 2004
If Vedalken Shackles leaves the battlefield, it’s no longer tapped, so the control-changing effect ends.
Source: wotc
Price History
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