- Record Type
- Spell or Ritual
- Permanent Archive ID
- SPN-SPL-000013
Universe: SPN
Season: Supernatural — Season 1
Series: Supernatural
Overview & Classification
- ID Number
- 13
- Spell / Ritual Name
- Devil's Trap Containment
- Caster IDs
- SPN-CHR-000154; SPN-CHR-000001
- Target IDs
- SPN-CHR-000156; demonic threats
- Purpose
- Immobilize a demon or create a demon-proof lockbox.
- Failure Conditions
- Containment depends on the intact symbol and correct boundary placement.
- Magic System ID
- SPN-MAG-000001
Appearances & Chronology
- Episode IDs
- SPN-EPS-000022
- First Mention ID
- SPN-EPS-000022
- First Use ID
- SPN-EPS-000022
Abilities, Rules & Limitations
- Ingredients
- Key of Solomon symbol; intact marked surface
- Mechanics
- A demon beneath the ceiling symbol cannot leave; a matching symbol on the Impala trunk prevents demonic entry or exit.
Narrative, Transformation & Continuity
- Outcome
- Meg's demon is held for interrogation; the Colt is temporarily protected in the trunk.
Archive & Verification
- Canon Status
- Screen Confirmed
- Research Status
- Verified
- Evidence IDs
- SPN-EVD-000058; SPN-EVD-000059
- Citation IDs
- SPN-CIT-000066; SPN-CIT-000067
- Last Verified
- 2026-08-02 01:28:00
- Record Status
- Verified
- Primary Glyph
- GLY-041
- Overlay Glyph(s) / Assignment Status
- Not Applicable — no additional supported locked subclass overlay
- Icon Governance Status
- Primary assigned from GGX-LCK-000019; overlays require Step 30