wotc
If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Faith's Fetters tries to resolve, it doesn't resolve. It won't enter the battlefield, so its enters-the-battlefield ability won't trigger.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #69
Faith's Fetters
c15·#69·common·nonfoil
Illus. Brian Despain
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wishlisted
Nov '15
10 yr ago
Value
$0.24+$0 (+20.0%)
30 days high $0.24 · low $0.20
Volatility · moderate
EUR€0.19USD$0.24
NM$0.24
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #12,290 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant permanent
When this Aura enters, you gain 4 life.
Enchanted permanent can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords (such as equip) are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. Loyalty abilities of planeswalkers are activated abilities.
wotc
Faith's Fetters doesn't stop static abilities, triggered abilities, or mana abilities from working. A mana ability is an ability that produces mana, not an ability that costs mana.
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