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Cage of HandsHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Foundations Jumpstart· November 15, 2024
Carte Magic Cage of Hands

Cage of Hands is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block. {1}{W}: Return this Aura to its owner's hand.

How it works : Cage of Hands

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    The ability to return Cage of Hands to its owner's hand can only be activated if Cage of Hands is on the battlefield. If Cage of Hands is no longer on the battlefield when the ability resolves, Cage of Hands remains in its new zone and isn't returned to its owner's hand.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Displacer Kitten
+Peregrine Drake
+Cage of Hands
#1

Displacer Kitten + Peregrine Drake + Cage of Hands

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm count
  1. 1Activate up to five lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{W}{W}.
  2. 2Cast Cage of Hands by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten
  3. 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Peregrine Drake.
  4. 4When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to five lands.
  5. 5Resolve the Cage of Hands spell.
  6. 6Activate Cage of Hands by paying {1}{W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  7. 7Repeat.
Displacer Kitten
+Palinchron
+Cage of Hands
#2

Displacer Kitten + Palinchron + Cage of Hands

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{W}{W}.
  2. 2Cast Cage of Hands by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten
  3. 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Palinchron.
  4. 4When Palinchron enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. 5Resolve the Cage of Hands spell.
  6. 6Activate Cage of Hands by paying {1}{W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  7. 7Repeat.
Displacer Kitten
+Great Whale
+Cage of Hands
#3

Displacer Kitten + Great Whale + Cage of Hands

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite mana lands you control can produce
  1. 1Activate up to seven lands you control by tapping them, adding at least {3}{W}{W}.
  2. 2Cast Cage of Hands by paying its mana cost, targeting Displacer Kitten
  3. 3Displacer Kitten triggers, blinking Great Whale.
  4. 4When Great Whale enters the battlefield, it triggers, untapping up to seven lands.
  5. 5Resolve the Cage of Hands spell.
  6. 6Activate Cage of Hands by paying {1}{W}, returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  7. 7Repeat.
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Legal formats

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