Detainment Spell
Enchantment — Aura
common
Salvat 2005 (PSAL)
Text
Enchant creature Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated. {1}: Attach this Aura to target creature.
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🖌 Darrell Riche
Market prices
updated on 06/19/2026
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Rulings (3)
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.
09/25/2006Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
09/25/2006Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
09/25/2006Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |