Ghostly Prison
Secret Lair Drop 7042 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 7042
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays 2 generic mana for each creature they control that's attacking you.
"That's the third time! And it wasn't funny the first two times either, Jim."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ghostly Prison was originally released in the 2004 set Champions of Kamigawa, designed to provide white decks with a defensive enchantment that taxes opponents for attacking. Its function as a deterrent against creature-heavy strategies made it a staple in the Commander format, leading Wizards of the Coast to feature it in various premium reprint sets.
This specific version, numbered 7042, was issued as part of a Secret Lair drop. The illustration was provided by Irina Nordsol, who utilized a distinct, ethereal aesthetic to capture the card's flavor of spirits binding and impeding encroaching attackers. The art was well-received by players for its atmospheric departure from the card's original, more traditional fantasy art style.
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