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 #12
Detainment Spell
tsp·#12·common·foil
Illus. Darrell Riche
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Oct '06
19 yr ago
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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.
Bind the mind rather than the wrist, and you stop the intent to harm before it starts.
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.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Darrell Riche
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