wotc
You can't exert a creature unless an effect allows you to do so. Similar effects that "tap and freeze" a creature (such as that of Decision Paralysis) don't exert that creature.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #166
Nef-Crop Entangler
DIGITAL ONLY
akr·#166·common·nonfoil
Illus. Dan Murayama Scott
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Aug '20
5 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #27,219 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Warrior
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
You may exert this creature as it attacks. When you do, it gets +1/+2 until end of turn. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
2/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
If an exerted creature is already untapped during your next untap step (most likely because it had vigilance or an effect untapped it), exert's effect preventing it from untapping expires without having done anything.
wotc
If you gain control of another player's creature until end of turn and exert it, it will untap during that player's untap step.
Notes
No price observations yet — this card is in the canonical catalog but a refresh hasn't seen a market price.
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