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.
If Vedalken Shackles becomes untapped before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creature.
If Vedalken Shackles leaves the battlefield, it’s no longer tapped, so the control-changing effect ends.
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This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from 5DN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #164 of *Fifth Dawn*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2004 Fifth Dawn release.
Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #11,408 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Zug. Rarix catalogs 838 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Mark Zug
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