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Controlled Instincts

{U}

Enchantment — Aura

Conflux·con #23·Uncommon·2009·Art by Ralph Horsley
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Controlled Instincts
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Oracle Text

red or green creature

Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

Togk Manytooth struggled helplessly as the kathari circled above him. For a warrior, immobilization is a fate worse than death.

Print Details

Set
Conflux (CON)
Number
#23
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Ralph Horsley
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.07
USD Foil
$0.25
EUR
€0.06
EUR Foil
€0.23
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

2/1/2009·wotc

Controlled Instincts can enchant only a creature that’s red or green. If at any time the enchanted creature is neither red nor green, Controlled Instincts is put into its owner’s graveyard as a state-based action.

2/1/2009·wotc

Controlled Instincts may target and may enchant an untapped creature.

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