Gossamer Chains

Gossamer Chains {W}{W}

Enchantment
Return Gossamer Chains to its owner's hand: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target unblocked creature this turn.
"Harah swung his sword mightily, but still the air held him fast."
—Azeworai, "Kenechi's Dream"
Details
  • Artist: Steve Luke
  • Collector Number: 6
  • Available only as nonfoil
  • Rarity: common
  • Released: 1997-02-03
  • Set: Visions
Legalities
Rulings
  • 2004-10-04 A creature is only considered an "unblocked creature" if it is an attacker during combat after blockers are declared.
  • 2004-10-04 The return of this card to your hand is part of the activation cost and is paid on activation. You do not have a choice to pay this cost zero times or more than one time in order to multiply the effect.
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Printings
  • Visions (common)

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Foreign names
  • Schleierfesseln
  • Chaînes de filandres
  • Catene di Filo di Ragno
  • 霊糸の鎖
  • Teia Diáfana
  • Cadenas vaporosas