Imaginary Threats
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SetHOU
Collector #37
Released2017-07-14
Rarityuncommon
ArtistMagali Villeneuve
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Imaginary Threats

UncommonColour IDMV 4
Instant
Creatures target opponent controls attack this turn if able. During that player's next untap step, creatures they control don't untap.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Keywords
Cycling
Card capabilities
Card drawInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (3)
wotc14 Jul 2017
If the opponent exerts any creatures they control, exert and the effect from Imaginary Threats stopping them from untapping both apply in the same untap step. Those creatures will untap as normal in the player’s subsequent untap step.
wotc14 Jul 2017
No creatures that player controls will untap during their next untap step, even creatures that don’t attack. This includes creatures that enter the battlefield or become tapped after this spell resolves.
wotc14 Jul 2017
If, during that player’s declare attackers step, a creature that player controls is tapped or is affected by a spell or ability that says it can’t attack, then it doesn’t attack. If there’s a cost associated with having a creature attack, its controller isn’t forced to pay that cost, so it doesn’t have to attack in that case either.