Abeyance {1}{W}
Instant
Until end of turn, target player can’t cast instant or sorcery spells, and that player can’t activate abilities that aren’t mana abilities.
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“I’m too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities.”
—Ertai, wizard adept
Illustrated by Thomas Gianni
Part of the Reserved List
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
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Notes and Rules Information for Abeyance:
- Abeyance prohibits activated abilities of cards which are not on the battlefield. (2004-10-04)
- Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated. (2004-10-04)
- Abeyance does not affect abilities which are not activated, such as static abilities and triggered abilities. It also doesn't stop the declaration of attackers or blockers. (2004-10-04)
- This can't be used as a counterspell. It will have no effect on spells which were on the stack when it was cast, nor on those cast in response to it. (2008-08-01)