Hold for Questioning
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Enchant creature or planeswalker
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted permanent and investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step and its activated abilities can't be activated.
What it does
Tagged as Card draw · Aura · Stax — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- Static and triggered abilities are unaffected by Hold for Questioning. (2022-12-02)
- Loyalty abilities are a type of activated ability, so Hold for Questioning will prevent an enchanted planeswalker's loyalty abilities being activated. (2022-12-02)
- Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. (2022-12-02)
- The permanent can be untapped by other spells and abilities. (2022-12-02)
- You can enchant a permanent that is already tapped with Hold for Questioning. If you do, it doesn't become tapped again, but you will still investigate. (2022-12-02)
Printings & prices
Every set Hold for Questioning has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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