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Detainment Spell Time Spiral MTG card
TSP #12 · Art by Darrell Riche
TSP set symbol, CommonTime Spiral#12Common

Detainment Spell

Enchantment · AuraEnchant
TCGplayer market · TSP #12 nonfoil
$0.28 +7.7% +$0.02, 7 days
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30 days
+12.0%
EDHREC rank
#18,411 Down 25 in 30 days
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Detainment Spell Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.28, up 7.7% over 7 days, up 12.0% over 30 days, up 12.0% over 90 days.

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Detainment Spell Printings & Prices

Detainment Spell has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

TSP set symbol, CommonTSP #12
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Detainment Spell Rules Text & Legality

Detainment Spell

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature's activated abilities can't be activated.

{1}{W}: Attach this Aura to target creature.

Bind the mind rather than the wrist, and you stop the intent to harm before it starts.

Detainment Spell is legal in Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard and Pioneer.

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Detainment Spell Rulings

  • Sep 25, 2006

    Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.

  • Sep 25, 2006

    Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.

  • Sep 25, 2006

    Responding to a creature's activated ability being activated by moving Detainment Spell onto that creature won't affect the ability that was just activated.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

Detainment Spell has been reprinted 2 times.

  • Oct 6, 2006TSP set symbol, CommonTime Spiral · foilTSP #12
  • Oct 6, 2006TSP set symbol, CommonTime SpiralTSP #12

Detainment Spell in Commander

Detainment Spell is the #18,411 most-played card on EDHREC, down 25 places over the last 30 days.

#18,411 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 25 in 30 days

Detainment Spell FAQ

How much is Detainment Spell worth?

Detainment Spell is worth about $0.28 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is Detainment Spell legal in Commander?

Yes. Detainment Spell is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern, Legacy and Pauper.

Has Detainment Spell been reprinted?

Yes. Detainment Spell has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Detainment Spell cheap?

Detainment Spell trades at about $0.28; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#18,411 on EDHREC).