Intercessor's Arrest
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant permanent
Enchanted permanent can't attack, block, or crew Vehicles. Its activated abilities can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #17158
Intercessor's Arrest locks a creature, planeswalker, or battle completely — no attacks, no blocks, no activated abilities — for three mana at enchantment speed. It's a clean answer, but three mana for a removal spell that dies to enchantment removal is the ceiling on how good this effect gets.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Intercessor's Arrest competes in a crowded field of three-mana white pacifism effects, and the breadth of what it neutralizes — activated abilities included — gives it a real edge over older variants. Pauper is where it earns a genuine roster spot, since the activated-ability clause shuts down meaningful threats that cheaper arrest effects would leave online. In Modern and Pioneer the format speed makes a three-mana enchantment-based answer too slow for most configurations, though it sees occasional sideboard consideration in slower white builds. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the card simply can't keep pace.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Intercessor's Arrest is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a four-of without thinking about it. Bulk enchantment removal at this price point doesn't appreciate, but it doesn't need to: you're buying it to play it, not hold it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.