Ghostly Prison
Ghostly Prison: Enchantment, 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
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 146
- Artist
- Wayne England
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About Ghostly Prison
Ghostly Prison is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white enchantment from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 146 in that set, with art by Wayne England. 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 Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 21 sets, from Champions of Kamigawa (2004) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.43 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.
"May the memory of our fallen heroes ensnare the violent hearts of lesser men." -Great Threshold of Monserkat inscription
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.43 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ghostly Prison by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Ghostly Prison
Ghostly Prison has been printed in 21 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #7042 | Rare | 2025 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #116 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1837 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #CHK-10 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC) #67 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #19 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC) #71 | Uncommon | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #424 | Rare | 2022 |
| Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #87 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Commander 2021 (C21) #92 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #26 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| Commander 2019 (C19) #64 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Ghostly Prison, newest first.
- Unless some effect explicitly says otherwise, a creature that can't attack you can still attack a planeswalker you control.
- In the Two-Headed Giant format, you still only have to pay once per creature.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.