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Word of Binding
Oracle Text
Tap X target creatures.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Word of Binding is a classic control tool that turns black mana into a flexible board-stall, tapping down X creatures at sorcery speed so your opponent loses an attack step, a blocker suite, or the ability to pressure a planeswalker-style game plan long before those existed. It best supports slow control and tempo shells, especially in formats where forcing a window matters more than permanently removing threats. Because it scales with available mana, it can be cast early to blunt a small rush or saved for a late swing that opens a lethal counterattack. A strong deckbuilding tip is to pair it with evasive creatures, repeatable damage sources, or cards that punish tapped creatures, so the tempo loss becomes a true setback rather than a temporary pause. In Limited, it can buy crucial turns; in Constructed, it rewards careful mana planning and a board-state reading mindset.
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Character Background
Word of Binding is a classic control tool that turns black mana into a flexible board-stall, tapping down X creatures at sorcery speed so your opponent loses an attack step, a blocker suite, or the ability to pressure a planeswalker-style game plan long before those existed. It best supports slow control and tempo shells, especially in formats where forcing a window matters more than permanently removing threats. Because it scales with available mana, it can be cast early to blunt a small rush or saved for a late swing that opens a lethal counterattack. A strong deckbuilding tip is to pair it with evasive creatures, repeatable damage sources, or cards that punish tapped creatures, so the tempo loss becomes a true setback rather than a temporary pause. In Limited, it can buy crucial turns; in Constructed, it rewards careful mana planning and a board-state reading mindset.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-09-15 09:10:44 UTC