Tangle
Tangle: Instant, Invasion. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Invasion (INV)
- Released
- 2000-10-02
- Collector number
- 213
- Artist
- John Avon
- Commander rank
- 6,385 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Tangle
Tangle is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green instant from Invasion (INV), an expansion set released in October 2000. It is collector number 213 in that set, with art by John Avon. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Invasion (2000) to Marvel Universe (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.86 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Each attacking creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Gaea battles rampant death with abundant life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.86 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Tangle by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Tangle
Tangle has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marvel Universe (MAR) #38 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Through the Omenpaths Bonus Sheet (OMB) #38 | Uncommon | 2025 |
| The List (PLST) #INV-213 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #237 | Common | 2014 |
| World Championship Decks 2001 (WC01) #jt213sb | Uncommon | 2001 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Tangle, newest first.
- The creatures that are not going to untap are determined at the time this spell resolves.
- It identifies the creatures that are not going to untap at the time this spell resolves.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these card lists
These card lists include Tangle.