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Detainment Spell

{W}

Enchantment — Aura

TSPTime Spiral#12common

EDHREC #18,410Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with white

Bind the mind rather than the wrist, and you stop the intent to harm before it starts.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Illustrator
Darrell Riche
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
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 DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Enchant creature Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated. {1}{W}: Attach this Aura to target creature.
Plays as:
Is Aura
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$0.25-3.8%
$0.08 low$0.06 gap
Foil$3.150.0%
$1.38 low$0.63 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.25· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Price history

last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scale
Nonfoil$0.25-3.8%30D
30D range$0.25to$0.27Since Feb 2024:H $0.28L $0.18
Foil$3.150.0%30D13× nonfoil
30D flat at$3.15Since Feb 2024:H $10.28L $3.15

Other printings

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Found in

4 productsRounded odds

  • Time Spiral MTGO Redemption Foil

    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copies

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    Box Set · —

    Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —

  • Time Spiral Tournament Pack

    Limited Aid Tool · $58.91

    Nonfoil under 25%Foil under 1%

  • Time Spiral Booster Pack

    Booster Pack · $34.30

    Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%

Rulings

3 · latest Sep 25, 2006
  • WotCSep 25, 2006

    Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.

  • WotCSep 25, 2006

    Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.

  • WotCSep 25, 2006

    Responding to a creature's activated ability being activated by moving Detainment Spell onto that creature won't affect the ability that was just activated.

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