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The activated ability can target any creature, not just one that's untapped.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #160
Deserter's Quarters
jou·#160·uncommon·foil
Illus. Daniel Ljunggren
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for trade
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wishlisted
May '14
12 yr ago
Value
$1.52+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $0.52 · low $0.52
Volatility · stable
EUR€0.28USD$0.52TIX0.04 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #28,766 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
{6}, {T}: Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
In Akros, the penalty for running from battle is one night's stay in the Deserter's Quarters.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
wotc
As long as Deserter's Quarters remains tapped, the effect stopping the creature from untapping during its controller's untap step remains even if that creature untaps some other way (for example, with Colossal Heroics).
Context
Last observed at $0.52, stable around $0.52 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.52 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $0.52.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from JOU — 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.
This card belongs to *Journey into Nyx* (released May 2014).
Card #160 in Journey into Nyx.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Artifact. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Penny, Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer.
EDHrec ranks this card #28,766 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Daniel Ljunggren.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Daniel Ljunggren
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