Mana Value
1
Rarity
common
Detainment Spell
Enchantment — Aura
Card Text
Enchant creature Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated. {1}{W}: Attach this Aura to target creature.
Keywords
Set
Time Spiral
(TSP)
EDHREC Rank
#17,116
Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
Wotc — September 25, 2006
Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
Wotc — September 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.
Wotc — September 25, 2006
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