---
name: "Chains of Custody"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "J22"
set_name: "Jumpstart 2022"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Bruno Biazotto"
oracle_id: "5acff7a3-bc84-4251-bd37-80231396ac38"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/chains-of-custody-j22"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Chains of Custody
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature you control
When this Aura enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield.
Enchanted creature has ward {2}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sheltered by Ghosts](/printing/sheltered-by-ghosts-dsk.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Trapped in the Screen](/printing/trapped-in-the-screen-dsk.md) — Enchantment
3. [Hardlight Containment](/printing/hardlight-containment-eoe.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Seal from Existence](/printing/seal-from-existence-mom.md) — Enchantment
5. [Flickering Ward](/printing/flickering-ward-soc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Chained to the Rocks](/printing/chained-to-the-rocks-pio.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #3
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Bruno Biazotto
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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