Martial Law

Enchantment

Return to Ravnica·#14·rare·Tyler Jacobson

$0.15 / €0.22

Foil$0.29 / €0.38

At the beginning of your upkeep, detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)

"The good of society matters much more than the inconvenience of a few." —Agmand Sarv, Azorius hussar

Legal in

Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander

Rulings (6)

If a creature is already attacking or blocking when it’s detained, it won’t be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.

2013-04-15

When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player’s next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.

2013-04-15

If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.

2013-04-15

The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.

2013-04-15