Chains of Custody

socSecrets of Strixhaven Commander#139common
{2}{W}
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Oracle text

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature you control

When this Aura enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield.

Enchanted creature has ward {2}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

Ability breakdown
Abilities
StaticEnchant creature you control
TriggeredWhen this Aura enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield.
StaticEnchanted creature has ward {2}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Rulings
  • WotCDec 2, 2022

    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. When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled.

  • WotCDec 2, 2022

    If Chains of Custody leaves the battlefield before its second ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.

  • WotCDec 2, 2022

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

  • WotCDec 2, 2022

    If an Aura is exiled this way, its owner chooses what it will enchant as it returns to the battlefield. An Aura put onto the battlefield this way doesn't target anything (so it could be attached to a permanent with shroud, for example), but the Aura's enchant ability restricts what it can be attached to. If the Aura can't legally be attached to anything, it remains in exile for the rest of the game.

Why you'd run this

Plays as
Is AuraCounterspellExile RemovalPlaneswalker RemovalSpot Removal

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Where you can play it

commander
Legal to play
All formats
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
competitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyNot legal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Flavor & art
Illustrated by
Bruno Biazotto
Market & price history
Reference & links
Card details
Artist
Bruno Biazotto
Frame
enchantment
Language
EN
Border
black
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