Gossamer Chains
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SetVIS
Collector #6
Released1997-02-03
Raritycommon
ArtistSteve Luke
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Gossamer Chains

CommonColour IDMV 2
Enchantment
Return this enchantment to its owner's hand: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target unblocked creature this turn.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc4 Oct 2004
A creature is only considered an “unblocked creature” if it is an attacker during combat after blockers are declared.
wotc4 Oct 2004
The return of this card to your hand is part of the activation cost and is paid on activation. You do not have a choice to pay this cost zero times or more than one time in order to multiply the effect.