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Captured by the Consulate

Enchantment — Aura3 generic manaWhite mana

A pacification aura that does more than pin a creature down: the second clause turns the stalled blocker into a misdirection device. By forcing every single-target spell an opponent casts to redirect to the enchanted creature, it converts a captured body into a magnet for that opponent's own removal, pump, and bounce. That is a strange axis to build a white aura around. Because the aura can only enchant a creature you don't control, the spell-caster being misled is almost always the same player who owns the captured creature, so their kill spell now points at a creature they would rather keep, their aura buffs your prisoner, their bounce returns their own card. The "if able" clause is the limiter: it only redirects to a legal target, so a spell that cannot legally hit the enchanted creature (a protection mismatch, a too-restrictive targeting line) resolves on its original target untouched. The effect skews against decks with few creatures and many targeted spells, since there is little to capture and the redirection rarely catches the spells that matter; it bites hardest against a board leaning on a single threat, where the lock and the misdirection compound. This is a control card wearing an answer's clothing, asking the pilot to read what the opponent holds rather than what sits on the board, and pairing a hard attack lock with a redirection effect is a more ambitious brief than a four-mana white aura usually carries.

Captured by the Consulate (pkld)
PKLD · #8srare
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Oracle Text

Rules text

Enchant creature you don't control Enchanted creature can't attack. Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if it has a single target, change the target to enchanted creature if able.
Legalities

Format Status

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