Mystic Restraints
Enchantment — Aura
Flash
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #28753
Mystic Restraints taps a creature and locks it down for as long as the enchantment sticks — no untap, no activated abilities, no attacking or blocking. The cost is real: four mana for a single-target soft removal that dies to enchantment removal and doesn't permanently answer the threat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mystic Restraints is a passable budget option when you need volume on creature control and can't afford Imprisoned in the Moon or Darksteel Mutation — but four mana competes with better answers at the same price point. In Pauper, the common restriction makes it more relevant, and the tap-plus-lockdown effect on a single blue card can matter in a format where tempo is tight. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it — the efficiency ceiling is too low. The card earns its slot primarily in budget Commander builds that are already running blue and need one more piece of creature hate.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Mystic Restraints is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not a store shelf. That price is stable because demand is low and print runs are generous; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.