“"You have the right to remain silent. Mostly because I tire of your excuses."”
Detain
Azorius Arrester
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Human Soldier
Mana Cost: {1}{W}
Oracle Rules Text: When this creature enters, 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 Text: "You have the right to remain silent. Mostly because I tire of your excuses."
Set: Ravnica: Clue Edition (#54), Rarity: Common, Artist: Wayne Reynolds
Creature
White
Common
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (6)
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.
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
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
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 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.
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