TYPE
Creature — Spirit Cleric

ABILITY
When Forbidding Spirit enters the battlefield, until your next turn, creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {2} for each of those creatures.

POWER/TOUGHNESS
3/3

FLAVOR TEXT
"You will respect the dead."

ILLUSTRATOR
Ryan Yee

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2019-01-25 While Forbidding Spirit’s effect is in effect, your opponents can choose not to pay to attack with a creature that attacks “if able.” If there’s no other player or planeswalker to attack, that creature simply doesn’t attack.
• 2019-01-25 Because it doesn’t modify the characteristics of creatures, Forbidding Spirit’s triggered ability can affect creatures that enter the battlefield after that ability resolves.
• 2019-01-25 In a Two-Headed Giant game, creatures can attack your teammate and planeswalkers your teammate controls without requiring a mana payment.
• 2019-01-25 Forbidding Spirit’s effect continues until your next turn even if Forbidding Spirit leaves the battlefield before then.