---
name: "Spatial Binding"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "284"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dom!"
oracle_id: "52fc8217-5a14-40b5-a8fc-b6fc45af5f33"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spatial-binding-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spatial Binding
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Pay 1 life: Until your next upkeep, target permanent can't phase out.

> *Time is the one shackle you can't break.
—Zhalfirin aphorism*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Oubliette](/printing/oubliette-arn.md) — Enchantment
2. [Teferi's Protection](/printing/teferis-protection-2x2.md) — Instant
3. [Prayer of Binding](/printing/prayer-of-binding-dmu.md) — Enchantment
4. [Embargo](/printing/embargo-mmq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Slip Out the Back](/printing/slip-out-the-back-snc.md) — Instant
6. [Gravebind](/printing/gravebind-ice.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #284
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dom!
- **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: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`