Detainment Spell

Enchantment - Aura, W (1)

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated.

{1}{W}: Attach Detainment Spell to target creature.

Bind the mind rather than the wrist, and you stop the intent to harm before it starts.

Illus. Darrell Riche

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 9/25/2006: Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
• 9/25/2006: Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
• 9/25/2006: 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.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern