Martial Law

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Name	Martial Law
Type	Enchantment
Description	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.)
Flavor	"The good of society matters much more than the inconvenience of a few." —Agmand Sarv, Azorius hussar
Artist	Tyler Jacobson
Set	Return to Ravnica #14
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Martial Law

Martial Law, Enchantment, designed by Tyler Jacobson first released in May, 2020 in the set Return to Ravnica. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 25.32.

This card, Martial Law, would be a great addition to a control deck in Magic: the Gathering, especially in a white-based deck that focuses on stalling the opponent's creatures and controlling the board. While Martial Law can be effective in detaining a target creature each turn, there are other enchantments like Detention Sphere that offer more versatile removal options. However, Martial Law could still see play in certain metagames where detaining a specific creature consistently is crucial for the deck's strategy.

Rules

04/15/13

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.

04/15/13

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.

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

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