Oppressive Rays
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Type
- Enchantment — Aura
- Set
- Journey into Nyx #19 (common)
- Price
- $0.09 USD
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block unless its controller pays {3}.
Activated abilities of enchanted creature cost {3} more to activate.
Oppressive Rays has 2 printings, first in Magic 2015 (2014). EDHREC ranks it #16,172 among Commander cards. It appears most in Grakk the Pacifist decks (75 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Oppressive Rays most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Grakk the Pacifist: 75 decks
- Baird, Steward of Argive: 18 decks
- Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills: 3 decks
- Lord Magnus: 2 decks
- Hawkeye, Bowslinger: 1 decks
- Matt Murdock, Justice Seeker: 1 decks
- Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care: 1 decks
- Peggy Carter, Secret Agent: 1 decks
Often played with Oppressive Rays
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Activated abilities are written in the form “Cost: Effect.” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder texts. Static and triggered abilities are unaffected by Oppressive Rays.
- : The enchanted creature's controller can choose to not attack or block with it even if it must attack or block if able. Players can't be forced to pay a cost to attack or block.