Lyev Decree
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SetDGM
Collector #3
Released2013-05-03
Raritycommon
ArtistKev Walker
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Lyev Decree

CommonColour IDMV 2
Sorcery
Detain up to two target creatures your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those creatures can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)
Keywords
Detain
Card capabilities
Sorcery
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (6)
wotc15 Apr 2013
The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.
wotc15 Apr 2013
If a permanent’s activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.
wotc15 Apr 2013
Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form “[cost]: [effect].” No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.
wotc15 Apr 2013
If a creature is already attacking or blocking when it’s detained, it won’t be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.
wotc15 Apr 2013
If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.
wotc15 Apr 2013
When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player’s next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.