Paralyze

Enchant Creature    (CMC:1)

Enchant creature When Paralyze enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay . If he or she does, untap the creature.

80 ME1 • ENAnson Maddocks

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Oracle Text (click to copy):

Paralyze {B} Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature When Paralyze enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay {4}. If he or she does, untap the creature.

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10/4/2004
Paying the cost is optional.
10/4/2004
Paralyze can be cast targeting a creature which is already tapped.
10/4/2004
The creature can only be untapped using Paralyze once per turn.
10/4/2004
Two Paralyzes are not cumulative. Paying either one will untap the creature.
9/16/2007
This is a change from the most recent wording. As was the case in the past, Paralyze itself has the last triggered ability, rather than granting that ability to the enchanted creature.

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