Martial Law

Martial Law

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Enchantment

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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

#18,508 EDHREC 🖌 Tyler Jacobson

Market prices

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Trend · last 90 days · EUR

€0.11
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CardTrader market

519 offers · from €0.11 · avg €0.83 · max €102.64

Poor: 9 · Played: 24 · Near Mint: 153 · Slightly Played: 228 · Moderately Played: 105

Rulings (6)

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.

04/15/2013

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.

04/15/2013

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

04/15/2013

The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.

04/15/2013

If a permanent’s activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.

04/15/2013

Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form “[cost]: [effect].” No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.

04/15/2013

Legality by format

Brawl Not legal
Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Old School Not legal
Pauper Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Premodern Not legal
Standard Not legal
Vintage Legal
Block Constructed Not legal
Extended Not legal
Frontier Not legal
Tiny Leaders Not legal