Lyev Skyknight

one generic mana one white mana one blue mana Creature — Human KnightPower and toughness3/1

Flying

When this creature enters, detain target nonland permanent an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that permanent can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)

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Lyev Skyknight rulings

2013-04-15
Activated abilities include a colon and are written in the form "[cost]: [effect]." No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.
2013-04-15
The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.
2013-04-15
If a creature is already attacking or blocking when it's detained, it won't be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.
2013-04-15
If a permanent's activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.
2013-04-15
If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won't be able to attack or block.
2013-04-15
When a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player's next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.

Lyev Skyknight keyword rules

Flying Rule 702.9

Flying is an evasion ability.

A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. A creature with flying can block a creature with or without flying. (See rule , “Declare Blockers Step,” and rule , “Reach.”)

Multiple instances of flying on the same creature are redundant.

Detain Rule 701.29

Certain spells and abilities can detain a permanent. Until the next turn of the controller of that spell or ability, that permanent can’t attack or block and its activated abilities can’t be activated.