<p>When the creature that the Arrest is attached to leaves the battlefield, the Arrest goes to your graveyard because it is not attached to anything. There are several conditional actions that you check every time anyone gets priority called <a href="http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/State-based_actions" rel="nofollow">State-based actions</a>. One of those, specified in rule 704.5n is</p>

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  <p>If an Aura is attached to an illegal object or player, or is not attached to an object or player, that Aura is put into its owner's graveyard.</p>
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Note: The *Bestow* keyword ability overrides this rule.
ikegami
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murgatroid99
<p>I haven't played magic in forever and I need some clarification on a rule.
Let's say I cast <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arrest">Arrest</a> on a creature my opponent controls. Then on his turn he returns the creature to his hand. Now I'm wondering what happens to my arrest,</p>
<p>Does it get assigned to a new creature? or does it go to my graveyard since the target that got picked is now no longer valid?</p>

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What happens to an unattached Aura?
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# What happens to an unattached Aura?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-04)

I haven't played magic in forever and I need some clarification on a rule.
Let's say I cast [Arrest](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Arrest) on a creature my opponent controls. Then on his turn he returns the creature to his hand. Now I'm wondering what happens to my arrest,

Does it get assigned to a new creature? or does it go to my graveyard since the target that got picked is now no longer valid?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-04. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

When the creature that the Arrest is attached to leaves the battlefield, the Arrest goes to your graveyard because it is not attached to anything. There are several conditional actions that you check every time anyone gets priority called [State-based actions](http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/State-based_actions). One of those, specified in rule 704.5n is

> If an Aura is attached to an illegal object or player, or is not attached to an object or player, that Aura is put into its owner's graveyard.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Note: The *Bestow* keyword ability overrides this rule.  

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