Hardlight Containment

Hardlight Containment

{W}Enchantment — Aura

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Enchant artifact you control

When this Aura enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until this Aura leaves the battlefield.

Enchanted permanent has ward {1}.

What it does

Tagged as Removal · Aura — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. If Hardlight Containment leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target creature won’t be exiled. (2025-07-25)
  2. If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won’t return to the battlefield. (2025-07-25)
  3. Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners’ graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist. When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled. (2025-07-25)

Printings & prices

Every set Hardlight Containment 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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