Mindlock Orb

Mindlock Orb {3}{U}

Artifact
Players can't search libraries.
Rogue mechanists once rummaged through the wastes of the Tidehollow, constructing unauthorized golems to threaten the hegemony of the sphinxes. The orbs put a stop to that.
Details
  • Artist: rk post
  • Collector Number: 51
  • Available foil and nonfoil
  • Rarity: rare
  • Released: 2008-10-03
  • Set: Shards of Alara
Legalities
Rulings
  • 2008-10-01 Effects that tell a player to reveal cards from a library or look at cards from the top of a library will still work. Only effects that use the word "search" will fail.
  • 2008-10-01 If an effect says "Search your library . . . Then shuffle your library," the search effect fails, but you will have to shuffle.
  • 2008-10-01 If an effect says "You may search your library . . . If you do, shuffle your library," you can't choose to search, so you won't shuffle.
  • 2008-10-01 Since players can't search, players won't be able to find any cards in a library. The effect applies to all players and all libraries. If a spell or ability's effect has other parts that don't depend on searching for or finding cards, they will still work normally.
  • 2008-10-01 The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.
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Foreign names
  • 锁灵法球
  • Sphäre des Gedankenblocks
  • Orbe bloquesprit
  • Globo Bloccamente
  • 精神固めの宝珠
  • Orbe do Bloqueio Mental
  • Замыкатель Разума
  • Orbe trabamentes