Detainment Spell

one white mana Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

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

one generic mana one white mana : Attach this Aura to target creature.

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

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Detainment Spell rulings

2006-09-25
Detainment Spell prevents mana abilities of the enchanted creature from being activated.
2006-09-25
Morph isn't an activated ability, so Detainment Spell doesn't prevent face-down creatures from being able to turn face up.
2006-09-25
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.

Detainment Spell keyword rules

Enchant Rule 702.5

Enchant is a static ability, written “Enchant [object or player].” The enchant ability restricts what an Aura spell can target and what an Aura can enchant.

For more information about Auras, see rule , “Enchantments.”

If an Aura has multiple instances of enchant, all of them apply. The Aura’s target must follow the restrictions from all the instances of enchant. The Aura can enchant only objects or players that match all of its enchant abilities.

Auras that can enchant a player can target and be attached to players. Such Auras can’t target permanents and can’t be attached to permanents.