MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #9

Chained to the Rocks

DIGITAL ONLY

pio·#9·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Domenico Cava

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Dec '24

1 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #16,723 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant Mountain you control When this Aura enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield. (That creature returns under its owner's control.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 7

2013-09-15wotc

If Chained to the Rocks leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target creature won't be exiled.

2013-09-15wotc

Chained to the Rocks's ability causes a zone change with a duration, a style of ability introduced in Magic 2014 that's somewhat reminiscent of older cards like Oblivion Ring. However, unlike Oblivion Ring, cards like Chained to the Rocks have a single ability that creates two one-shot effects: one that exiles the creature when the ability resolves, and another that returns the exiled card to the battlefield immediately after Chained to the Rocks leaves the battlefield.

2013-09-15wotc

The exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Chained to the Rocks leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PIO — the lineup includes 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 #9 of *Pioneer Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2024 Pioneer Masters release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #16,723 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Domenico Cava. Rarix catalogs 84 other cards credited to this artist.