Detainment Spell (Time Spiral) - Gatherer

Detainment Spell

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Community Rating: 2.708 / 5 (36 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Detainment Spell

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Enchantment — Aura

Card Text:

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated.

: Attach Detainment Spell to target creature.

Flavor Text:

Bind the mind rather than the wrist, and you stop the intent to harm before it starts.

Expansion:

Time Spiral

Rarity:

Common

Card Number:

Artist:

Darrell Riche

Rulings

9/25/2006	Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
9/25/2006	Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
9/25/2006	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.