Lavinia of the Tenth detaining permanents

Asked by TheWrenster 11 years ago

Hi all.

Lavinia of the Tenth upon entering the battlefield detains all "permanents" with cmc 4 or less - what effect does this have, say, if an opponent has cast a Detention Sphere on one of my creatures?

Im curious as to why the wording is "permanent" and not "creature", as Detain seemingly is aimed at creatures....So what can this detaining of permanents actually do?! What am i missing?

ThanksW

TheWrenster says... #1

EDIT: im guessing it would just be activated abilities of eg. artifacts. But what cmc do Lands have....?

June 27, 2013 10:59 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #2

Lands have CMC 0, but it doesn't matter. Lavinia of the Tenth specifically states "nonland permanents."

Permanents are artifacts, enchantments, planeswalkers, creatures, and lands. Lavinia of the Tenth shuts down creatures, but it also stops keyrunes, Liliana of the Veil and other planeswalkers, and any enchantments with activated abilities (e.g. Mobilization ).

June 27, 2013 11:03 p.m.

Nemesis says... #3

Lavinia of the Tenth should have no effect on a Detention Sphere in play because the Detention Sphere doesn't have any activated abilities.

as for nonland noncreature permanents that Lavinia of the Tenth will affect with her detainment, a card like Agoraphobia is an example of a card with an activated ability that can't be used as long as it's detained. (the 2U return it to it's owner's hand ability).

June 27, 2013 11:05 p.m.

TheWrenster says... #4

Cool thanks. I spy lockdown with Progenitor Mimic and the new M14 Legend rules...

June 27, 2013 11:06 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #5

Make sure you select an answer.

June 27, 2013 11:10 p.m.