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Barl's Cage
RareMV 4
Artifact
: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Card capabilities
Artifact
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3 other English printingsEarliest 1994-08-01Newest 1997-03-24Cheapest priced $0.34 in CHR
Rulings (4)
wotc1 Oct 2009
You may target any creature with this ability. It doesn’t have to be tapped.
wotc1 Oct 2009
Barl’s Cage doesn’t track the creature’s controller. If the affected creature changes controllers before its old controller’s next untap step, this ability will prevent it from being untapped during its new controller’s next untap step.
wotc1 Oct 2009
If the targeted creature is untapped at the time its controller’s next untap step begins, this ability has no effect. It won’t apply at some later time when the targeted creature is tapped.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Does not prevent a creature from untapping at other times. It just stops the “normal” untap during the untap step.
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