Code of Constraint
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.09
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.04
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This printing
SetPLST
Collector #RNA-35
Released2024-08-02
Rarityuncommon
ArtistEkaterina Burmak
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Code of Constraint

UncommonColour IDMV 3
Instant
Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Keywords
Addendum
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 2019-01-25Newest 2024-02-23Cheapest priced $0.08 in CLU
Rulings (4)
wotc12 Jan 2024
If an effect copies a spell with an addendum ability while it's on the stack, the copy wasn't cast at all, so you won't get the addendum bonus.
wotc12 Jan 2024
Addendum abilities of instant spells apply while the spell is resolving, not immediately after casting it. If the spell is countered, you don't get the addendum bonus.
wotc25 Jan 2019
Code of Constraint can target a creature that's already tapped. If you cast it during your main phase, that creature won't untap during its controller's next untap step.
wotc25 Jan 2019
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Code of Constraint tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't draw a card.