Enter Tapped
Static permanents that drag opponents' tempo by making their creatures, nonbasic lands, or artifacts enter the battlefield tapped, costing them a turn of use. Thalia, Heretic Cathar taxes both creatures and nonbasics; Archon of Emeria pairs a nonbasic-tapper with a one-spell-per-turn clamp; Blind Obedience hits artifacts and creatures with extort attached; Authority of the Consuls slows creature rushes and gains life. Narrower than control.stax, which denies resources through untap restrictions and forced sacrifices rather than this specific tempo drag, and distinct from control.tax_effect, which inflates mana costs rather than delaying readiness.
Example cards
Also known as
- enters tapped hate
- kismet effect
- thalia tapper
- etb tapped



