Ghostly Prison
Secret Lair Drop 1837 • uncommon
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1837
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $6.40
What it does
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays 2 generic mana for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Destroyed in one of the first battles of the Kami War, the town of Reito still grieved.
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 first appeared in the 2004 Magic: The Gathering set Champions of Kamigawa, designed as a staple enchantment to discourage aggressive creature strategies by requiring players to pay a tax for each creature that attacks. The card has since become a cornerstone of the Commander format, prized for its ability to stabilize the board state and force opponents to carefully manage their resources during combat phases.
The Secret Lair Drop version, specifically collector number 1837, is part of a series of stylized reprints that reimagine classic artwork through unique aesthetic lenses. This particular iteration utilizes the distinct, high-contrast artistic direction associated with the showcase frames of the modern era, focusing on evocative, thematic interpretations of the card's mechanics to appeal to players who value visual flair as much as mechanical utility.
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