Hands of Binding

set	min	mtgo
-	$ 0.06	0.03 tix

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Name	Hands of Binding
Type	Sorcery
Description	Tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its cSee more
Artist	Raymond Swanland
Set	Gatecrash #37
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About Hands of Binding

Hands of Binding, Sorcery, designed by Raymond Swanland first released in May, 2020 in the set Gatecrash. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.06.

A control deck that focuses on slowing down the opponent's creatures and maintaining board control would benefit from using Hands of Binding in a tempo-based strategy. While there may be more powerful control cards available, such as Cryptic Command or Time Warp, Hands of Binding can be a solid inclusion in a budget or more creature-centric blue deck, especially when combined with cards that trigger the Cipher ability consistently. Overall, Hands of Binding could see play in certain metagames or casual decks looking for a unique way to disrupt opponents' strategies.

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04/15/13

If a creature with an encoded card deals combat damage to more than one player simultaneously (perhaps because some of the combat damage was redirected), the triggered ability will trigger once for each player it deals combat damage to. Each ability will create a copy of the exiled card and allow you to cast it.

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If the spell with cipher doesn’t resolve, none of its effects will happen, including cipher. The card will go to its owner’s graveyard and won’t be encoded on a creature.

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If you want to encode the card with cipher onto a noncreature permanent such as a Keyrune that can turn into a creature, that permanent has to be a creature before the spell with cipher starts resolving. You can choose only a creature to encode the card onto.

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The exiled card with cipher grants a triggered ability to the creature it’s encoded on. If that creature loses that ability and subsequently deals combat damage to a player, the triggered ability won’t trigger. However, the exiled card will continue to be encoded on that creature.

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The spell with cipher is encoded on the creature as part of that spell’s resolution, just after the spell’s other effects. That card goes directly from the stack to exile. It never goes to the graveyard.

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You cast the copy of the card with cipher during the resolution of the triggered ability. Ignore timing restrictions based on the card’s type.

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If the creature that was tapped by Hands of Binding is untapped during its controller’s next untap step (perhaps because a spell untapped it), Hands of Binding has no effect at that time. It won’t apply at some later time when the creature is tapped.

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