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◇ Catalog #43

Detention Sphere

otp·#43·rare·showcase

Illus. Justine Mara Andersen

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Apr '24

2 yr ago

Value

$0.23+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.24 · low $0.22

NM$0.23

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.21–$0.24modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.30low $0.02range 1400.0%n 83

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,135 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.23

Gameplay

Enchantment

When this enchantment enters, you may exile target nonland permanent not named Detention Sphere and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2012-10-01wotc

The "enters" ability has only one target. The other permanents with that name aren't targeted. For example, a permanent with protection from white will be exiled if it has the same name as the target nonland permanent.

2012-10-01wotc

If Detention Sphere leaves the battlefield before its "enters" ability has resolved, its leaves-the-battlefield ability will trigger and do nothing. Then the "enters" ability will resolve and exile the targeted nonland permanent and other permanents with that name indefinitely.

2012-10-01wotc

Although the target of the "enters" ability must not be a land, lands with the same name as that permanent will be exiled.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.30 across 83 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from OTP — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #43 of *Breaking News*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2024 Breaking News release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity blue/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{W}{U} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,135 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Justine Mara Andersen. Rarix catalogs 60 other cards credited to this artist.