Azorius Justiciar
Creature — Human Wizard
Oracle Text
When this creature enters, detain up to two target creatures your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those creatures can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)Rules for this card
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A keyword action that temporarily stops a permanent from attacking, blocking, or having its activated abilities activated. See rule 701.35, “Detain.”
Rulings (7)
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Wizards of the CoastThe two creatures can be controlled by the same opponent or by different opponents.
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Wizards of the CoastActivated abilities include a colon and are written in the form “[cost]: [effect].” No one can activate any activated abilities, including mana abilities, of a detained permanent.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a permanent’s activated ability is on the stack when that permanent is detained, the ability will be unaffected.
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Wizards of the CoastWhen a player leaves a multiplayer game, any continuous effects with durations that last until that player’s next turn or until a specific point in that turn will last until that turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a creature is already attacking or blocking when it’s detained, it won’t be removed from combat. It will continue to attack or block.
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Wizards of the CoastThe static abilities of a detained permanent still apply. The triggered abilities of a detained permanent can still trigger.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a noncreature permanent is detained and later turns into a creature, it won’t be able to attack or block.