---
name: "Archon of the Triumvirate"
mana_cost: "{5}{W}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Archon"
colors: ["U", "W"]
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Detain"]
set: "RTR"
set_name: "Return to Ravnica"
collector_number: "142"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "David Rapoza"
oracle_id: "27ecb717-6251-4066-b57e-7070e9e44bbf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/archon-of-the-triumvirate-rtr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Archon of the Triumvirate
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{W}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Archon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Flying, Detain

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, detain up to two target nonland permanents your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Obyra's Attendants // Desperate Parry](/printing/obyras-attendants-desperate-parry-woe.md) — Creature — Faerie Wizard // Instant — Adventure
4. [Battlewing Mystic](/printing/battlewing-mystic-dmu.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
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6. [Bird](/printing/bird-totj.md) — Token Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Return to Ravnica (RTR) #142
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** David Rapoza
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`