First printed in Return to Ravnica (2012)
All 3 prints
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Breaking News (OTP) #43, 2024
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RNA Guild Kit (GK2) #10, 2019
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Return to Ravnica (RTR) #155, 2012
Detention Sphere 
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, you may exile target nonland permanent not named Detention Sphere and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.
In the last 30 days 0.1% of Legacy decks played it (1 of 1071). Most played in WU (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.0% of Commander decks played it (1 of 6150). Most played in Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Candlekeep Sage.
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Premier Draft | 54.6% | +0.4 | +4.3 | 8361 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen
Combos
9 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite blinking of nonland permanents, Infinite creature tokens…: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Detention Sphere + Glorious Protector
- Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB: Archon of Sun's Grace + Copy Enchantment + Detention Sphere + Oblivion Ring
- Win the game: Apocalypse + Barren Glory + Detention Sphere
- Win the game: Barren Glory + Detention Sphere + Kaervek's Spite
- Infinite blinking of nonland permanents, Infinite creature tokens…: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Detention Sphere + Phantom Steed
- Infinite blinking of nonland permanents, Infinite creature tokens…: Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Detention Sphere + Lumbering Battlement
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Detention Sphere + Opalescence + Sakashima the Impostor
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB: Detention Sphere + Sakashima the Impostor + Starfield of Nyx
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers…: Admonition Angel + Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Detention Sphere + Oblivion Ring
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Legal
- Modern Legal
- Legacy Legal
- Vintage Legal
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Legal
- Timeless Legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Legal
Commander formats
- Commander Legal
- Duel Commander Legal
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Not legal
- Tiny Leaders Legal
- Oathbreaker Legal
- Brawl Legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Legal