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Ensnaring Bridge

Magic: The GatheringEighth Edition#300

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

Eighth Edition8ED · #300

Card type: Artifact
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 7.89 € · 10.09 $
Mana value: 3
Colour: Colourless

Card text

Creatures with power greater than the number of cards in your hand can't attack.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Ron Spencer
Card language: English
Release date: 2003-07-28

Flavour text

"Why build a bridge that needs to be guarded?" —Elvish champion

Rulings

2020-08-07

Ensnaring Bridge's effect checks the number of cards in your hand only while a player (including you) is declaring attackers. Once a creature has legally attacked, changing its power or the number of cards in your hand won't remove it from combat.