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Immobilizing Ink

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Enchanted creature has "{1}, Discard a card: Untap this creature."

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Odyssey
Price
$0.07
EDHREC rank
#25279
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Immobilizing Ink card art
Immobilizing Ink locks down a creature and replaces itself through Sphinx's Disciple's triggered draw, making it a removal-lite piece that cantrips in the right shell. Two mana to neutralize a threat and draw a card is a real rate — the catch is that the creature stays on the battlefield, which matters against sacrifice outlets, death triggers, and anything with activated abilities that don't require tapping.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Immobilizing Ink occupies a narrow lane: Aura-based decks and Dimir or Esper lists that want soft interaction with a draw stapled on. Outside of dedicated enchantress or Sphinx-tribal shells, most Commander decks prefer hard removal that actually eliminates the threat. In Pauper, the cantrip effect gets more credit since card advantage at common is scarce, and tapping down a blocker in a tempo or control shell has real applications. Legacy and Vintage are both legal but the competition is steep — Immobilizing Ink does nothing against combo and too little against threats that don't care about attacking.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.07 bulk tier

At $0.07, Immobilizing Ink is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a dollar box without a second thought. That price is a floor, not a feature; don't expect it to move unless a dedicated Sphinx synergy deck spikes demand.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.