---
name: "Choking Tethers"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "a60348fa-b182-4667-9e38-15bdf3511f82"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/choking-tethers-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Choking Tethers
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
Tap up to four target creatures.
Cycling {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may tap target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Crippling Chill](/printing/crippling-chill-j22.md) — Instant
4. [Gridlock](/printing/gridlock-gtc.md) — Instant
5. [Thassa's Ire](/printing/thassas-ire-jou.md) — Enchantment
6. [Downpour](/printing/downpour-m13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #74
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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