Barl's Cage (The Dark) - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering

Barl's Cage

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.012 / 5 (41 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Barl's Cage

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact

Card Text:

o3: Target creature does not untap as normal during its controller's next untap phase.

Flavor Text:

For a dozen years the Cage had held Lord Ith, but as the Pretender Mairsil's power weakened, so did the bars.

Expansion:

The Dark

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Artist:

Tom Wänerstrand

Language:

English

Rulings

10/4/2004	Does not prevent a creature from untapping at other times. It just stops the "normal" untap during the untap step.
10/1/2009	You may target any creature with this ability. It doesn't have to be tapped.
10/1/2009	If the targeted creature is untapped at the time its controller's next untap step begins, this ability has no effect. It won't apply at some later time when the targeted creature is tapped.
10/1/2009	Barl's Cage doesn't track the creature's controller. If the affected creature changes controllers before its old controller's next untap step, this ability will prevent it from being untapped during its new controller's next untap step.