Chains of Custody

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Chains of Custody: Enchantment - Aura, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment - Aura
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Common
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
139
Artist
Bruno Biazotto
Commander rank
5,149 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Enchant

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About Chains of Custody

Chains of Custody is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white enchantment from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 139 in that set, with art by Bruno Biazotto. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Jumpstart 2022 (2022) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Enchant creature you control

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

Enchanted creature has ward {2}. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.27 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Chains of Custody by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Chains of Custody

Chains of Custody has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #180Common2024
Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #3Common2022

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Chains of Custody, newest first.

  • If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
  • If an Aura is exiled this way, its owner chooses what it will enchant as it returns to the battlefield. An Aura put onto the battlefield this way doesn't target anything (so it could be attached to a permanent with shroud, for example), but the Aura's enchant ability restricts what it can be attached to. If the Aura can't legally be attached to anything, it remains in exile for the rest of the game.
  • If Chains of Custody leaves the battlefield before its second ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.
  • Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent 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.

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