---
name: "Icy Prison"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ME2"
set_name: "Masters Edition II"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "d4e2cc1a-4212-4284-9ebe-d3c40931de50"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/icy-prison-me2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Icy Prison
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
When this enchantment enters, exile target creature.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless any player pays {3}.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Journey to Nowhere](/printing/journey-to-nowhere-zen.md) — Enchantment
2. [Static Prison](/printing/static-prison-mh3.md) — Enchantment
3. [Out of Town](/printing/out-of-town-unk.md) — Enchantment
4. [Cold Storage](/printing/cold-storage-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Housemeld](/printing/housemeld-ydsk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Stormplain Detainment](/printing/stormplain-detainment-tdm.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition II (ME2) #50
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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