---
name: "Manacles of Decay"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["B", "R", "W"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "14"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Gary Ruddell"
oracle_id: "69095c25-6ae6-42f5-9c3d-1d8f86f03fae"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/manacles-of-decay-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Manacles of Decay
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack.
{B}: Enchanted creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
{R}: Enchanted creature can't block this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Detained by Legionnaires](/printing/detained-by-legionnaires-acr.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Cage of Hands](/printing/cage-of-hands-pca.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Luminous Bonds](/printing/luminous-bonds-rix.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Choking Restraints](/printing/choking-restraints-emn.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Petrify](/printing/petrify-lci.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Cooped Up](/printing/cooped-up-woe.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #14
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Gary Ruddell
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`