Magic: The Gathering

Ensnaring Bridge

Mystery Booster 2 219 • rare

Set: Mystery Booster 2
Collector number: 219
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 3 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Pete Venters
Market price: $6.19

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What it's worth

$6.19market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$4.81 – $6.95 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This rare card from the Mystery Booster 2 set functions as a powerful defensive tool, effectively limiting an opponent's ability to attack based on the number of cards in their hand. Because it restricts aggressive play styles, collectors prize this item for its enduring tactical impact on the game board.

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Card face

What it does

Creatures with power greater than the number of cards in your hand can't attack.

"I expected a fight, but I didn't expect it from the building itself."— Gerrard

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Ensnaring Bridge first appeared in the Stronghold expansion of Magic: The Gathering, released in 1998. It was designed as a unique defensive tool, intended to lock down aggressive opponents by preventing creatures with power greater than the number of cards in the player's hand from attacking. Its mechanical design remains one of the most iconic examples of a 'pillow fort' or prison strategy element in the game's history.

The artwork for this specific printing in Mystery Booster 2 retains the haunting, ethereal aesthetic characteristic of the card's original vision. Over the decades, the design has been praised for its elegant simplicity and its ability to drastically shift the tempo of a game. It is widely considered a staple utility artifact, frequently utilized in eternal formats where controlling the board state is paramount.

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Other printings

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About

About Ensnaring Bridge

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