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Inaction Injunction

{1}{U}

Sorcery

RTRReturn to Ravnica#41common

"To prevent action is to prevent transgression." —Azorius Arrester motto

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 933
Illustrator
Wayne Reynolds
Found in
Return to Ravnica MTGO Redemption · Return to Ravnica Intro Pack Azorius Advance · 9 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#20,376
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.) Draw a card.
Market · per finishspark updated 44m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+25.0%
$0.10
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-7.0%
$0.40
$0.09 low$0.01 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.10· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

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.