Martial Law
Enchantment
Martial Law
Enchantment
Card Text
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.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- EDHREC Rank
- #18,257
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (11)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | en | Tyler Jacobson | $0.15 | $0.32 |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | de | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | es | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | fr | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | it | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | ja | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | ko | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | pt | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | ru | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | zhs | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) | #14 | rare | zht | Tyler Jacobson | β | β |
Official Rulings (6)
If a creature is already attacking or blocking when itβs detained, it wonβt be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.
When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that playerβs 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.
The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.
If a permanentβs activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.
Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form β[cost]: [effect].β No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.
If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it wonβt be able to attack or block.
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