Ensnaring Bridge
Seventh Edition 294★ • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 294★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Creatures with power greater than the number of cards in your hand can't attack.
Bridges usually get you from one place to another. This one just gets you.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ensnaring Bridge was first introduced in the Stronghold expansion in 1998, designed by Mike Selinker as a high-utility artifact intended to punish aggressive decks. The card functions by limiting the number of cards an opponent can attack with based on the number of cards in their hand, a mechanic that fundamentally shifts the tempo of a match. Its inclusion in the Seventh Edition core set in 2002 marked its first appearance with the modern white-border frame, featuring the iconic original illustration by Melissa Benson.
The art by Melissa Benson is widely regarded for its haunting, surrealist aesthetic, perfectly capturing the card's theme of psychological and physical entrapment. As the card became a staple in eternal formats like Legacy and Modern, the Seventh Edition printing gained specific notoriety among collectors due to the inclusion of the foil expansion symbol, which was a novelty at the time for core set cards. It is considered a cornerstone of defensive deck building and remains a highly recognizable piece of late-90s Magic: The Gathering design.
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