---
name: "Trapped in the Screen"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Ward"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Michael Phillippi"
oracle_id: "20f2fc0e-b1d4-4f80-9c7a-a9fb25fef7b8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/trapped-in-the-screen-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Trapped in the Screen
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Ward

## Oracle Text
Ward {2} (Whenever this enchantment becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
When this enchantment enters, exile target artifact, creature, or enchantment an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.

> *Maggie had always wanted to be on television.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Seal from Existence](/printing/seal-from-existence-mom.md) — Enchantment
2. [Malfunctioning Holodeck](/printing/malfunctioning-holodeck-trk.md) — Artifact
3. [Chains of Custody](/printing/chains-of-custody-j25.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Rimeshield Frost Giant](/printing/rimeshield-frost-giant-hbg.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
5. [Tomakul Honor Guard](/printing/tomakul-honor-guard-bro.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
6. [Toadstool Admirer](/printing/toadstool-admirer-woe.md) — Creature — Ouphe

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #36
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Michael Phillippi
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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