---
name: "Encase in Ice"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant", "Flash"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "a61277d6-a27d-45d1-ba2a-7afe1b8f5ce1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/encase-in-ice-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Encase in Ice
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant red or green creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Capture Sphere](/printing/capture-sphere-2x2.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Frozen in Ice](/printing/frozen-in-ice-msh.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Mystic Restraints](/printing/mystic-restraints-chk.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Stop Cold](/printing/stop-cold-otj.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Stuck in Summoner's Sanctum](/printing/stuck-in-summoners-sanctum-fin.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Ray of Frost](/printing/ray-of-frost-afr.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #54
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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