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◇ Catalog #132

Paralyze

DIGITAL ONLY

vma·#132·common·nonfoil

Illus. Ron Spencer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '14

12 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #20,103 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.04

Nonfoil$0.04

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay {4}. If the player does, untap the creature.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2007-09-16wotc

This is a change from the most recent wording. As was the case in the past, Paralyze itself has the last triggered ability, rather than granting that ability to the enchanted creature.

2004-10-04wotc

The creature can only be untapped using Paralyze once per turn.

2004-10-04wotc

Paying the cost is optional.

2004-10-04wotc

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from VMA — 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 #132 of *Vintage Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2014 Vintage Masters release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity black, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {B} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #20,103 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ron Spencer. Rarix catalogs 790 other cards credited to this artist.