Martial Law

Format legality

Where you can play Martial Law in sanctioned and popular formats.

All printings

Prices range from $0.27 to $0.34 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Return to Ravnica at $0.27.

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Rulings

Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (6).

• 2013-04-15Activated 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.
• 2013-04-15The static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.
• 2013-04-15If 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.
• 2013-04-15If a permanent’s activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.
• 2013-04-15If a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.
• 2013-04-15When 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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