Inaction Injunction
Return to Ravnica 41 • common
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 41
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)
Draw a card.
"To prevent action is to prevent transgression."— Azorius Arrester motto
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Inaction Injunction was released in October 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked a highly anticipated return to the fan-favorite cityscape of Ravnica, a world governed by ten distinct two-color guilds. The card serves as a mechanical representation of the Azorius Senate, the guild responsible for law and governance, which focuses on control and slowing down opponents through judicial-themed effects.
The card’s artwork was provided by artist Clint Cearley, who was tasked with depicting the bureaucratic and restrictive nature of Azorius magic. Cearley chose to illustrate a spectral figure casting a restrictive spell that manifests as glowing, ethereal chains or bindings. Upon release, the card was received as a solid utility piece within the Limited environment, valued for its ability to provide tempo by both tapping a creature and drawing a card, fitting perfectly into the tactical control strategies favored by the blue-white guild.
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