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◇ Catalog #14

Martial Law

rtr·#14·rare·foil

Illus. Tyler Jacobson

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Oct '12

14 yr ago

Value

$0.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.43 · low $0.40

NM$0.42

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.39–$0.44modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.49low $0.02range 2350.0%n 57

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #18,469 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.42

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)

"The good of society matters much more than the inconvenience of a few." —Agmand Sarv, Azorius hussar

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 6

2013-04-15wotc

If a creature is already attacking or blocking when it’s detained, it won’t be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.

2013-04-15wotc

When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player’s next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.

2013-04-15wotc

If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.

2013-04-15

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $0.49 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from RTR — 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.

Card #14 of *Return to Ravnica*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2012 Return to Ravnica release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{W}{W} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Detain.

Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #18,469 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Tyler Jacobson. Rarix catalogs 541 other cards credited to this artist.