3 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.
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: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you control for as long as this artifact remains tapped.No reference price for this printing yet: not enough stores to make an average.
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The creature’s power and the number of Islands you control matter only when the ability is activated and when it resolves. After that, only the fact that Vedalken Shackles remains tapped matters. If the creature stops being a creature, you’ll keep control of it.
2004-12-01 · Wizards of the CoastIf Vedalken Shackles becomes untapped before its ability resolves, you won’t gain control of the creature.
2004-12-01 · Wizards of the CoastIf Vedalken Shackles leaves the battlefield, it’s no longer tapped, so the control-changing effect ends.
2004-12-01 · Wizards of the Coast
Chimera Gaming · Condition MP · Foil
Dark Fox TCG · Condition HP
Trinity Hobby · Condition DMG
