wotc
Responding to a creature's activated ability being activated by moving Detainment Spell onto that creature won't affect the ability that was just activated.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #J32
Detainment Spell
NON-TRADEABLE
psal·#J32·common·nonfoil·ES
Illus. Darrell Riche
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wishlisted
Aug '05
21 yr ago
Value
No third-party market for this printing. Some promo runs (Salvat, McDonald's, Trainer Kits) do clear at private sales — record your own observation to anchor a price for this card.
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #17,506 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated.
{1}{W}: Attach this Aura to target creature.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
wotc
Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
Context
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PSAL — 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.
This card belongs to *Salvat 2005* (released August 2005).
Card #J32 in Salvat 2005.
Rarity tier: common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume.
Card type: Enchantment — Aura. Color identity: white. Mana cost: {W} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #17,506 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Darrell Riche. Rarix tracks 352 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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