---
name: "Castaway's Despair"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "XLN-281"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "9dc4b172-da33-40c0-ab29-d68807dbe93f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/castaways-despair-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Castaway's Despair
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Weakstone's Subjugation](/printing/weakstones-subjugation-bro.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Paralyzing Grasp](/printing/paralyzing-grasp-rtr.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Marooned](/printing/marooned-trk.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Stasis Cell](/printing/stasis-cell-cns.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #XLN-281
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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