TYPE
Enchantment — Aura

ABILITY
Enchant creature Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated. {1}{W}: Attach Detainment Spell to target creature.

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

ILLUSTRATOR
Darrell Riche

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
DE EN ES FR IT JP PT RU ZH-CN

RULINGS

• 2006-09-25 Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
• 2006-09-25 Morph isn’t an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn’t prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
• 2006-09-25 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.