<p>You're right, a version was printed in white. Here's the cards you were thinking of:</p>

<ul>
<li><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGhostly%20Prison%5d">Ghostly Prison</a></li>
<li><p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPropaganda%5d">Propaganda</a></p>

<h3>More options:</h3></li>
<li><p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bWindborn%20Muse%5d">Windborn Muse</a> - If you want a body not an enchantment.</p></li>
<li><p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNorn%27s%5d%2b%5bAnnex%5d">Norn&#39;s Annex</a> - Could be a weaker or stronger version, depending on your opponent.</p></li>
<li><p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCollective%20Restraint%5d">Collective Restraint</a>- Domain Version. If you play 3+ basic land types, even better.</p></li>
<li><p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bWar%20Tax%5d">War Tax</a> - In late game if you have lots of mana, can really lock your opponents down.</p></li>
<li><p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPeacekeeper%5d">Peacekeeper</a> - Drawback: Also locks down your creatures, has upkeep cost.
Upside: Hard lockdown.</p></li>
</ul>

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2014-03-04T06:12:19.847Z
Peacekeeper only has a normal (not cumulative) upkeep.
machineghost
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ghoppe
<p>More recently, there is the enchantment <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSphere%20of%20Safety%5d">Sphere of Safety</a> from <a href="http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Return_to_Ravnica" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Return to Ravnica</a>.</p>

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Robert Karl
<p>In addition to the ones mentioned above, there's also <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bElephant%20Grass%5d">Elephant Grass</a>, which unlike the others has a cumulative upkeep (making it harder to keep around), but which trades that for costing just G, making it a perfect card for the Enchantress decks in Legacy.</p>

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Steven Stadnicki
<p>Most of these pillow fort effects have similar wording, which includes the phrase "can't attack you".  Here's a <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?q=oracle%3A%2Fcan%27t+attack+you%2F+%28st%3Acore+OR+st%3Aexpansion%29&amp;unique=cards&amp;as=grid&amp;order=name" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Scryfall search</a> for cards printed in a core/expansion set (no Commander or promo sets) which returns 19 results as of this answer's posting.</p>

<p>Results seem to be divides into a few categories:</p>

<ul>
<li>Permanents that tax or otherwise prevent opponents from attacking you. Examples include  <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBlazing%20Archon%5d">Blazing Archon</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBaird%2c%20Steward%20of%20Argive%5d">Baird, Steward of Argive</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPropaganda%5d">Propaganda</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bKoskun%20Falls%5d">Koskun Falls</a></li>
<li>Permanents that prevent <em>some</em> creatures from attacking you. Examples include <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSandwurm%20Convergence%5d">Sandwurm Convergence</a>, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bReverence%5d">Reverence</a></li>
<li>Single-turn effects such as <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChronomatic%20Escape%5d">Chronomatic Escape</a> or <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bForbidding%20Spirit%5d">Forbidding Spirit</a></li>
</ul>

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ryanyuyu
<p>You're thinking of <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPropaganda%5d">Propaganda</a> from Tempest, which came out right after Mirage.</p>

<p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGhostly%20Prison%5d">Ghostly Prison</a> is the white version and <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCollective%20Restraint%5d">Collective Restraint</a> is a close cousin designed for multicolor-happy decks. (There's also the rather terrible <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bKoskun%20Falls%5d">Koskun Falls</a>.)</p>

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2013-05-28T10:06:20.327Z
There is also Dream Tides from Visions which has a similar effect: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=3638
Nick
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2020-03-31T13:43:34.983Z
Sphere of Safety is also worth mentioning. I've used that one to make attacks cost a few dozen mana per creature in standard (It was legal in original theros)
Andrew
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Alex P
<p>I had a deck many years ago that was blue/white and used a blue enchantment that made players pay 2 colorless to attack.  I can't remember the name of the card, but it was around Mirage, no later than Urza block.  I also had <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kjeldoran%20Outpost">Kjeldoran Outpost</a> and <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thawing%20Glaciers">Thawing Glaciers</a>.</p>
<p>The main concept of the deck was to get out the mana generating diamonds from mirage, then blow away the lands with <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Armageddon">Armageddon</a> and keep the opponent locked out of attacking for a while.</p>
<p>This card is stuck in my head and I can't seem to find the name of it anywhere.  I remember seeing it reprinted as a white enchantment sometime ago as well.</p>
<p>If anyone knows what this card might be, please let me know the name.  I have not found anything via searching so far.</p>

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2012-03-13T19:22:04.543Z
This question is too localized. This isn't a vote-to-close, though, because I think there's probably an easy fix.
Alex P
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2012-03-13T23:17:08.650Z
Alex, what do you mean?  This was driving me crazy and I couldn't figure it out on my own and figured the community would know, which they did.
Waddler
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2012-03-13T23:32:18.147Z
"Too localized" is defined as "This question is unlikely to ever help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet." I think the current formulation is specific enough that it's unlikely to help other users, particularly because they're not likely to search for the thing that gets them here, but a light edit -- maybe just a name change? -- is all that it would take to remedy that.
Alex P
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Hey @AlexP, I received a "Notable Question" badge for this question.
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# MTG: Enchantments that require opponent to pay mana to attack

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-03-13)

I had a deck many years ago that was blue/white and used a blue enchantment that made players pay 2 colorless to attack. I can't remember the name of the card, but it was around Mirage, no later than Urza block. I also had [Kjeldoran Outpost](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Kjeldoran%20Outpost) and [Thawing Glaciers](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thawing%20Glaciers).

The main concept of the deck was to get out the mana generating diamonds from mirage, then blow away the lands with [Armageddon](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Armageddon) and keep the opponent locked out of attacking for a while.

This card is stuck in my head and I can't seem to find the name of it anywhere. I remember seeing it reprinted as a white enchantment sometime ago as well.

If anyone knows what this card might be, please let me know the name. I have not found anything via searching so far.

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This question is too localized. This isn't a vote-to-close, though, because I think there's probably an easy fix.  
> **username_0**: username_1, what do you mean?  This was driving me crazy and I couldn't figure it out on my own and figured the community would know, which they did.  
> **username_1**: "Too localized" is defined as "This question is unlikely to ever help any future visitors; it is only relevant to a small geographic area, a specific moment in time, or an extraordinarily narrow situation that is not generally applicable to the worldwide audience of the internet." I think the current formulation is specific enough that it's unlikely to help other users, particularly because they're not likely to search for the thing that gets them here, but a light edit -- maybe just a name change? -- is all that it would take to remedy that.  
> **username_0**: Hey @username_1, I received a "Notable Question" badge for this question.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-03-13. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

You're thinking of [Propaganda](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPropaganda%5d) from Tempest, which came out right after Mirage.

[Ghostly Prison](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGhostly%20Prison%5d) is the white version and [Collective Restraint](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCollective%20Restraint%5d) is a close cousin designed for multicolor-happy decks. (There's also the rather terrible [Koskun Falls](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bKoskun%20Falls%5d).)

> **Comments:**
> **username_7**: There is also Dream Tides from Visions which has a similar effect: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=3638  
> **username_8**: Sphere of Safety is also worth mentioning. I've used that one to make attacks cost a few dozen mana per creature in standard (It was legal in original theros)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2012-03-13. Score: 7

You're right, a version was printed in white. Here's the cards you were thinking of:

* [Ghostly Prison](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGhostly%20Prison%5d)
* [Propaganda](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPropaganda%5d)

  ### More options:
* [Windborn Muse](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bWindborn%20Muse%5d) - If you want a body not an enchantment.
* [Norn's Annex](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bNorn%27s%5d%2b%5bAnnex%5d) - Could be a weaker or stronger version, depending on your opponent.
* [Collective Restraint](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCollective%20Restraint%5d)- Domain Version. If you play 3+ basic land types, even better.
* [War Tax](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bWar%20Tax%5d) - In late game if you have lots of mana, can really lock your opponents down.
* [Peacekeeper](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPeacekeeper%5d) - Drawback: Also locks down your creatures, has upkeep cost.
  Upside: Hard lockdown.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Peacekeeper only has a normal (not cumulative) upkeep.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-05-28. Score: 4

More recently, there is the enchantment [Sphere of Safety](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSphere%20of%20Safety%5d) from [Return to Ravnica](http://wiki.mtgsalvation.com/article/Return_to_Ravnica).


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### Answer by username_5 on 2012-03-14. Score: 1

In addition to the ones mentioned above, there's also [Elephant Grass](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bElephant%20Grass%5d), which unlike the others has a cumulative upkeep (making it harder to keep around), but which trades that for costing just G, making it a perfect card for the Enchantress decks in Legacy.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-03-31. Score: 1

Most of these pillow fort effects have similar wording, which includes the phrase "can't attack you". Here's a [Scryfall search](https://scryfall.com/search?q=oracle%3A%2Fcan%27t+attack+you%2F+%28st%3Acore+OR+st%3Aexpansion%29&unique=cards&as=grid&order=name) for cards printed in a core/expansion set (no Commander or promo sets) which returns 19 results as of this answer's posting.

Results seem to be divides into a few categories:

* Permanents that tax or otherwise prevent opponents from attacking you. Examples include [Blazing Archon](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBlazing%20Archon%5d), [Baird, Steward of Argive](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBaird%2c%20Steward%20of%20Argive%5d), [Propaganda](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bPropaganda%5d), [Koskun Falls](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bKoskun%20Falls%5d)
* Permanents that prevent *some* creatures from attacking you. Examples include [Sandwurm Convergence](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bSandwurm%20Convergence%5d), [Reverence](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bReverence%5d)
* Single-turn effects such as [Chronomatic Escape](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bChronomatic%20Escape%5d) or [Forbidding Spirit](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bForbidding%20Spirit%5d)


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