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Bound by Moonsilver

Enchantment — Aura2 generic manaWhite mana

Pacifism that follows the threat. Most lockdown auras pay for their cheap rate by being stuck: they pin one creature, and when that creature dies or gets bounced the enchantment goes with it. The sacrifice ability rewrites that bargain by letting the aura jump to a new target, so the cost is no longer mana but board presence: each relocation eats one of your own permanents, and you only get to move it once per turn at sorcery speed. That sorcery-speed gate is the load-bearing restriction. You cannot ambush a freshly cast threat at the end of an opponent's turn, and you cannot redirect the lock mid-combat to suddenly neuter an attacker; the move happens on your own clock, as a deliberate act, against a board you can already see. The "can't transform" clause is the detail that explains the name and the card's specific reason for existing: against a format thick with werewolves and other double-faced creatures, this freezes them on whichever side they happen to be showing, denying the flip the threat was built to deliver. Stripped of that context it still reads as a pacifism with legs, but the transform line is what makes it a purpose-built answer rather than a generic one.

Bound by Moonsilver (sir)
SIR · #16common
Pricing
Normal: $0.09
Foil: $0.11
Oracle Text

Rules text

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack, block, or transform. Sacrifice another permanent: Attach this Aura to target creature. Activate only as a sorcery and only once each turn.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
Printings elsewhere

Other printings

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