Isperia's Skywatch
~$0.10 low · ~$0.40 high
Blue. Creature — Vedalken Knight
Return to Ravnica #43 · Illustrated by Chris Rahn
Return to Ravnica #43 · Illustrated by Chris RahnWhat is Isperia's Skywatch worth?
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Oracle text
Flying
When this creature enters, detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)
3/3
Format legality
The only printing of Isperia's Skywatch
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Return to Ravnica rtr #43· 2012common· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.09 foil | common | $0.10 | $0.40 | €0.09€0.09 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #27,954 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Detain
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Return to Ravnica card (#43).
43
- 43Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (6)
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 noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.
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
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
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.
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