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Ixalan's Binding

{3}{W}

Enchantment

PLSTThe List#XLN-17uncommon

Jace awoke to the certainty that he was lost.

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 764–1200
Illustrator
Chase Stone
Found in
Wilds of Eldraine Set Booster Pack · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Set Booster Pack · 4 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#24,308
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield. Your opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.
Plays as:
Exile RemovalPlaneswalker RemovalSpot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 54m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-86.5%
$0.05
$0.02 low$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.05· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

9 · latest Jan 19, 2018
  • WotCJan 19, 2018

    There are many important moments in the story, but the most crucial—called "story spotlights"—are shown on cards. These cards have the Planeswalker symbol in their text box; this symbol has no effect on gameplay. You can read more about these events in the official Magic fiction at http://www.mtgstory.com.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    If Ixalan's Binding leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    If the exiled card has a different name in exile than it did on the battlefield, Ixalan's Binding stops players from casting spells with the name of that card as it exists in exile.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    If the exiled card is a land card that's become a nonland permanent, Ixalan's Binding won't stop players from playing lands with that name.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    If there is no exiled card (perhaps because the exiled permanent was a token or was a commander that was moved to the command zone in a Commander game), Ixalan's Binding won't stop players from casting spells.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    In a multiplayer game, if Ixalan's Binding's owner leaves the game and another player owns the exiled card, the exiled card will return to the battlefield under its owner's control. Because the one-shot effect that returns the card isn't an ability that goes on the stack, it won't cease to exist along with the leaving player's spells and abilities on the stack.

  • WotCSep 29, 2017

    The exiled card returns to the battlefield immediately after Ixalan's Binding leaves the battlefield. Nothing happens between the two events, including state-based actions.