MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #59

Choking Tethers

DIGITAL ONLY

vma·#59·common·foil

Illus. Carl Critchlow

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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 #16,278 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.12

Nonfoil$0.12

Gameplay

Instant

Tap up to four target creatures. Cycling {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may tap target creature.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2022-12-08wotc

You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.

2022-12-08wotc

When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.

2022-12-08wotc

The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.

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 #59 of *Vintage Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2014 Vintage Masters release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Cycling.

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

EDHrec ranks this card #16,278 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Carl Critchlow. Rarix catalogs 922 other cards credited to this artist.