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Paralyze
Oracle Text
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay {4}. If the player does, untap the creature.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Paralyze is a brutally efficient little Aura that fits best in tempo and control shells, where trading one black mana for multiple turns of a creature being locked down is often enough to swing the game. Because it enters by tapping the target immediately, it can shut off a blocker, stop a utility creature from attacking, or buy time against an early threat before the opponent can even use it. The upkeep tax of {4} is significant, so in practice many decks will treat Paralyze as near-permanent removal unless the opponent is flooded with mana. It shines especially in decks that want to protect a lead, such as black-based control, or in sacrifice/disruption builds that only need to neutralize one key creature while applying pressure elsewhere. A useful tip is to pair it with discard or land denial effects: if the opponent is kept short on resources, the untap payment becomes unrealistic, turning Paralyze into a one-mana answer that can dominate combat and tempo.
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Character Background
Paralyze is a brutally efficient little Aura that fits best in tempo and control shells, where trading one black mana for multiple turns of a creature being locked down is often enough to swing the game. Because it enters by tapping the target immediately, it can shut off a blocker, stop a utility creature from attacking, or buy time against an early threat before the opponent can even use it. The upkeep tax of {4} is significant, so in practice many decks will treat Paralyze as near-permanent removal unless the opponent is flooded with mana. It shines especially in decks that want to protect a lead, such as black-based control, or in sacrifice/disruption builds that only need to neutralize one key creature while applying pressure elsewhere. A useful tip is to pair it with discard or land denial effects: if the opponent is kept short on resources, the untap payment becomes unrealistic, turning Paralyze into a one-mana answer that can dominate combat and tempo.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 17:20:45 UTC