Control
Control concepts like Casting Restriction, Creature Hoser, and Enter Tapped, plus 9 more.
- Casting RestrictionStatic permanents that flatly prohibit certain spells from being cast, like Drannith Magistrate, Void Winnower, Gaddock Teeg, and Sanctum Prelate.
- Creature HoserStatic permanents that selectively shut down or restrict creatures based on power, toughness, or other creature-specific traits, like Meekstone.
- Enter TappedPermanents that force opponents' creatures, lands, or artifacts onto the battlefield tapped, slowing tempo. Thalia, Heretic Cathar; Archon of Emeria; Authority of the Consuls.
- Etb HateStatic permanents that shut off enter-the-battlefield triggers, like Torpor Orb, Hushwing Gryff, and Hushbringer, neutering ETB-driven value engines.
- Graveyard PreventionStatic permanents that shut off the graveyard zone, replacing it with exile or locking access to it, like Rest in Peace, Leyline of the Void, and Grafdigger's Cage.
- Hate BearSmall, efficient creatures whose static abilities lock opponents out of key actions, like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Leonin Arbiter, and Collector Ouphe.
- Pillow FortStatic permanents that deter or prevent opponents from attacking you — attack taxes, hard 'can't attack you' effects, and attacker caps, like Ghostly Prison, Propaganda, Sphere of Safety, and Crawlspace.
- Rule Of LawStatic permanents that cap how many spells each player can cast per turn, like Rule of Law, Deafening Silence, Archon of Emeria, and Ethersworn Canonist.
- Search HateStatic permanents that shut off or punish library searches, including Stranglehold, Aven Mindcensor, Leonin Arbiter, and Opposition Agent.
- Spell PunisherPermanents that punish opponents for casting spells or activating abilities, dealing damage or draining life as a trigger, like Eidolon of the Great Revel, Kambal, Consul of Allocation, and Spellshock.
- StaxPersistent resource-denial lockpieces that throttle untap steps or force ongoing sacrifices, like Winter Orb, Stasis, Smokestack, and Tangle Wire.
- Tax EffectStatic permanents that inflate the mana cost of opponents' spells or attacks, like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, Sphere of Resistance, and Ghostly Prison.