Martial Law
Enchantment
"The good of society matters much more than the inconvenience of a few." —Agmand Sarv, Azorius hussar
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
- Illustrator
- Tyler Jacobson
- Found in
- Return to Ravnica MTGO Redemption · Return to Ravnica MTGO Redemption Foil · 9 more
Constructed
Commander
Arena
Other
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Rulings
6 · latest Apr 15, 2013
- WotCApr 15, 2013
Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form “[cost]: [effect].” No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.
- WotCApr 15, 2013
If a creature is already attacking or blocking when it’s detained, it won’t be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.
- WotCApr 15, 2013
If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.
- WotCApr 15, 2013
If a permanent’s activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.
- WotCApr 15, 2013
The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.
- WotCApr 15, 2013
When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player’s next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.