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Martial Law

Martial Law

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#14 · EN · Rare · 2012-10-05

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Martial Law

{2}{W}{W}

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, 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.)

Artist: Tyler Jacobson

Color identity: W

Reference prices

Reference prices by finish and currency
FinishUSDEUR
Nonfoil$0.26€0.22
Foil$0.34€0.46

MTGO: 0.02 tix

Data snapshot 2026-10-23. Not live offers.

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Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historicnot legal
Timelessnot legal
Gladiatornot legal
Pioneerlegal
Modernlegal
Legacylegal
Paupernot legal
Vintagelegal
Pennylegal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawlnot legal
Competitivebrawlnot legal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommandernot legal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernnot legal
Predhnot legal
Tlrnot legal
Rulings

2013-04-15 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.

2013-04-15 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.

2013-04-15 If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.

2013-04-15 If a permanent’s activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.

2013-04-15 The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.

2013-04-15 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.

Current Oracle text is shown for every printing.