Paralyze
Collectors' Edition 120 • common
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 120
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $3.50
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
The Paralyze card was originally released as part of the Alpha set in 1993, marking the inception of Magic: The Gathering. As an enchantment that forces a creature to skip its untap step, it established a key mechanical identity for blue magic: controlling the board by freezing an opponent's resources. The Collectors' Edition, released in 1993, was a non-tournament-legal boxed set designed to showcase the game's initial card pool. It featured a distinct square-cut corner and a gold-foil back, serving as a display piece for collectors rather than a functional component of competitive play.
The card features original artwork by Jesper Myrfors, the game's first art director. Myrfors' design focused on high-fantasy imagery that would visually define the game's early aesthetic. The card's design was met with appreciation for its straightforward utility in early gameplay, though it is now primarily valued by enthusiasts of the game's formative era for its historical place within the Collectors' Edition print run, which represents an early attempt to archive the game's initial release for the secondary market.
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