No, not unless your opponent lacks access to white mana when you try to destroy the enchantment. If you try to activate Elvish Lyrist, then the ability will go on the stack and give your opponent the chance to activate Shackles's ability. Even if your opponent tries to return the enchantment for some other reason, to which you respond with Lyrist, your opponent can simply activate the ability again, up to as many times as he has white mana.
Depending on which player acts first (and during whose turn), the sequence might be one of the following:
Opponent acting first during their turn, if they have WW available.
Opponent gets priority and activates "W: Return Shackles to its owner's hand." They pay the cost by spending W obtained in an unspecified way.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
You get priority and activate "G, T, Sacrifice Elvish Lyrist: Destroy target enchantment." You choose Shackles as the target, and pay the cost by spending G, tapping Elvish Lyrist, and sacrificing Elvish Lyrist.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and activates "W: Return Shackles to its owner's hand." They pay the cost by spending W obtained in an unspecified way.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
You get priority and pass.
The top object on the stack (the ability activated in step 5) resolves. Shackles is returned to opponent's hand.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
You get priority and pass.
The top object on the stack (the ability activated in step 3) resolves. Its only target is gone, so it does nothing.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
You get priority and pass.
The top object on the stack (the ability activated in step 1) resolves. Shackles is gone, so it does nothing.
Opponent gets priority and ....
You acting first during opponent's turn.
You get priority and activate "G, T, Sacrifice Elvish Lyrist: Destroy target enchantment." You choose Shackles as the target, and pay the cost by spending G, tapping Elvish Lyrist, and sacrificing Elvish Lyrist.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and activates "W: Return Shackles to its owner's hand." They pay the cost by spending W obtained in an unspecified way.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
You get priority and pass.
The top object on the stack (the ability activated in step 3) resolves. Shackles is returned to opponent's hand.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
You get priority and pass.
The top object on the stack (the ability activated in step 1) resolves. Its only target is gone, so it does nothing.
Opponent gets priority and ....
Opponent acting first during your turn, if they have only W available.
Opponent gets priority and activates "W: Return Shackles to its owner's hand." They pay the cost by spending W obtained in an unspecified way.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
You get priority and activate "G, T, Sacrifice Elvish Lyrist: Destroy target enchantment." You choose Shackles as the target, and pay the cost by spending G, tapping Elvish Lyrist, and sacrificing Elvish Lyrist.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
The top object on the stack (the ability activated in step 3) resolves. Shackles is destroyed.
You get priority and pass.
Opponent gets priority and passes.
The top object on the stack (the ability activated in step 1) resolves. Shackles is gone, so it does nothing.
You get priority and ....
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Why bother with mere rulings when so many answers can be found in the Rules?
I didnt know the term "stack" that you guys used in the reply so i looked it up.
Understanding that really clears things up and will help alot in future situations.
Thanks alot for the help, both of you.
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I also have Elvish Lyrist on the battlefield.
Can i sacrifice my Elvish Lyrist to destroy Shackles before he can use "Return Shackles to its owner´s hand." ?
Depending on which player acts first (and during whose turn), the sequence might be one of the following:
Opponent acting first during their turn, if they have WW available.
You acting first during opponent's turn.
Opponent acting first during your turn, if they have only W available.
Understanding that really clears things up and will help alot in future situations.
Thanks alot for the help, both of you.