---
name: "Relic Bind"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "4BB"
set_name: "Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border"
collector_number: "97"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Christopher Rush"
oracle_id: "35b9f327-d1f6-47d1-aefa-6f70f407b4bc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/relic-bind-4bb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Relic Bind
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant artifact an opponent controls
Whenever enchanted artifact becomes tapped, choose one —
• This Aura deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Target player gains 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Artifact Possession](/printing/artifact-possession-atq.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Relic Bane](/printing/relic-bane-mrd.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Steal Artifact](/printing/steal-artifact-7ed.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Warp Artifact](/printing/warp-artifact-me4.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Curse Artifact](/printing/curse-artifact-drk.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Bind the Monster](/printing/bind-the-monster-khm.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #97
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Christopher Rush
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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