Ghostly Prison
Planechase 2012 7 • uncommon
- Set
- Planechase 2012
- Collector number
- 7
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $7.29
What it does
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays 2 generic mana for each creature they control that's attacking you.
"May the memory of our fallen heroes ensnare the violent hearts of lesser men."— Great Threshold of Monserkat inscription
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 introduced in the 2005 set Champions of Kamigawa, reflecting the set's top-down design philosophy centered on Japanese mythology and folklore. The card serves as a mechanical representation of a spiritual barrier, forcing opponents to pay a tax to declare attackers. Its inclusion in the 2012 Planechase release updated the card with new border styling, marking its transition into the multiplayer-focused supplementary product line that revitalized older, utility-focused cards for the Commander format.
The artwork for the 2012 edition, illustrated by Matt Cavotta, depicts the spectral barricade as a haunting, ethereal structure. Cavotta, a long-time contributor to the game's aesthetic, aimed to visually articulate the card's function as a defensive obstacle. Upon its original release and subsequent reprints, the card was widely received by the player base as a staple for white-aligned defensive decks, becoming a hallmark of control strategies in social, multi-player games.
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