Gelid Shackles
Snow Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
: Enchanted creature gains defender until end of turn. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2006-07-15:
Gelid Shackles doesn’t stop static abilities or triggered abilities from working. It also won’t prevent the creature from attacking unless the enchanted creature is given defender before attackers are declared.
- 2016-06-08:
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.