Paralyze
Fifth Edition 185 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 185
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay 4 generic mana. If the player does, untap the creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Paralyze was first introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the game's early focus on top-down design where mechanics directly mirrored flavor. As a black-aligned enchantment, it was designed to force players to make difficult mana-management decisions, reflecting the color's thematic reliance on taxing resources and inducing stagnation.
The Fifth Edition version, released in 1997, features iconic artwork by Anson Maddocks. During this era, Wizards of the Coast was consolidating the game's identity by reprinting staple cards from earlier expansions. Maddocks' surreal, organic aesthetic was a hallmark of the game's formative years, aiming to evoke a sense of uncanny dread that has since become a definitive visual touchstone for the card's history in the game.
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