Dovin, Architect of Law — ruling 1

Dovin’s second ability can target a creature that’s already tapped. That creature won’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.

Dovin, Architect of Law — ruling 2

In a Two-Headed Giant game, if a player is instructed to skip their next untap step, the entire team skips that step.

Dovin, Architect of Law : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Dovin, Architect of Law 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.

Official card text

+1: You gain 2 life and draw a card. −1: Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. −9: Tap all permanents target opponent controls. That player skips their next untap step.

How it works : Dovin, Architect of Law

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1January 25, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
Dovin’s second ability can target a creature that’s already tapped. That creature won’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2January 25, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
In a Two-Headed Giant game, if a player is instructed to skip their next untap step, the entire team skips that step.
No other card is named in this ruling.

Interactions with other cards

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Dovin's Dismissal

Put up to one target tapped creature on top of its owner's library. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Dovin, Architect of Law, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.