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  <p>But when someone has an instant or activated ability that causes the creature to untap? Does this creature untap then?</p>
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<p>Yes, it does. Note that the aura says "doesn't untap <strong>during its controller's untap step</strong>", so it explicitly does not say anything about the rest of the turn.</p>

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  <p>What happens to this Aura? Is it destroyed?</p>
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<p>The aura stays on the creature (since it does not have any text like 'Enchant tapped creature'), so if the creature is tapped again in the future, it won't untap automatically during its controller's untap step.</p>

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<p>I have a question that relates to untapping a creature enchanted by <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCharmed%20Sleep%5d">Charmed Sleep</a>. It says "Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step". That's clear.</p>

<p>But when someone has an instant or activated ability that causes the creature to untap? Does this creature untap then? What happens to this Aura? Is it destroyed? </p>

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Untapping a creature enchanted with Charmed Sleep
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# Untapping a creature enchanted with Charmed Sleep

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-06)

I have a question that relates to untapping a creature enchanted by [Charmed Sleep](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCharmed%20Sleep%5d). It says "Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step". That's clear.

But when someone has an instant or activated ability that causes the creature to untap? Does this creature untap then? What happens to this Aura? Is it destroyed?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-06. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

> But when someone has an instant or activated ability that causes the creature to untap? Does this creature untap then?

Yes, it does. Note that the aura says "doesn't untap **during its controller's untap step**", so it explicitly does not say anything about the rest of the turn.

> What happens to this Aura? Is it destroyed?

The aura stays on the creature (since it does not have any text like 'Enchant tapped creature'), so if the creature is tapped again in the future, it won't untap automatically during its controller's untap step.


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