Gelid Shackles
cspColdsnap#6common
Legal in 10 of 23 formats
Treatments
Foil
Price today · this printing
Nonfoil$0.26
Foil$2.46
Foil premium
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Nonfoil
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Card text & rulings
Oracle text
Snow Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
: Enchanted creature gains defender until end of turn. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
Ability breakdown
Abilities
StaticEnchant creature
StaticEnchanted creature can't block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Activated: Enchanted creature gains defender until end of turn. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
: Enchanted creature gains defender until end of turn. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)Rulings
- WotCJun 8, 2016
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
- WotCJul 15, 2006
Gelid Shackles doesn’t stop static abilities or triggered abilities from working. It also won’t prevent the creature from attacking unless the enchanted creature is given defender before attackers are declared.
Market & price history
Market
CSP #6
2026-07-06Gelid Shackles
$0.26TCGplayer market▲ 0.0% 7d
Lowest Listing
updated 2026-07-06Nonfoil
Lowest listingNM$0.03Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.02· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$0.01 (+33.3%)
Foil
Lowest listingNM$2.07Buy on TCGplayer
Best buylist (NM)$0.63· Card Kingdom
Buy/Sell Gap$1.44 (+69.6%)
All finishes · 30d
updated 5h agoRealized change · today vs 30d ago
Nonfoil$0.26▲ +4.0%
Foil$2.46▼ -5.0%
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This printing is the cheapest copy: $0.26 · + shipping
Demand signals
Plays as
Is Aura
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Where you can play it
commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Alex Horley-Orlandelli
Reference & exit links
Card details
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Frame
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
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