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Barl's Cage

3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Barl's Cage, Fifth Edition printing
Fifth Edition 5ED · No. 352 1997-03-24

Card text

{4}
Artifact
{3}: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
For a dozen years the cage had held Lord Ith, but as the Pretender Mairsil's power weakened, so did the bars.
EDHREC rank #27150 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 3 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Does not prevent a creature from untapping at other times. It just stops the “normal” untap during the untap step.

2004-10-04 · Wizards of the Coast

You may target any creature with this ability. It doesn’t have to be tapped.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Barl’s Cage doesn’t track the creature’s controller. If the affected creature changes controllers before its old controller’s next untap step, this ability will prevent it from being untapped during its new controller’s next untap step.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If the targeted creature is untapped at the time its controller’s next untap step begins, this ability has no effect. It won’t apply at some later time when the targeted creature is tapped.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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