Oppressive Rays
Enchantment β Aura
Oppressive Rays
Enchantment β Aura
Card Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block unless its controller pays .
Activated abilities of enchanted creature cost more to activate.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 1
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- EDHREC Rank
- #15,600
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (22)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | en | Mark Zug | $0.07 | $0.36 |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | en | Mark Zug | $0.05 | $0.24 |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | de | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | de | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | es | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | es | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | fr | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | fr | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | it | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | it | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | ja | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | ja | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | ko | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | ko | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | pt | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | pt | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | ru | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | ru | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | zhs | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | zhs | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Magic 2015 (M15) | #21 | common | zht | Mark Zug | β | β |
| Journey into Nyx (JOU) | #19 | common | zht | Mark Zug | β | β |
Official Rulings (2)
Activated abilities are written in the form βCost: Effect.β Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder texts. Static and triggered abilities are unaffected by Oppressive Rays.
The enchanted creature's controller can choose to not attack or block with it even if it must attack or block if able. Players can't be forced to pay a cost to attack or block.
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