Abeyance
Market price
- Near Mint
- $4.62
- Lightly Played
- $6.73
- Moderately Played
- $8.17
- Heavily Played
- $4.36
- Damaged
- $0.75
- Near Mint
- $4.62
- Lightly Played
- $6.73
- Moderately Played
- $8.17
- Heavily Played
- $4.36
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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.
Draw a card.
“"I'm too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities." —Ertai, wizard adept”
Illustrated by Thomas Gianni
Rulings (4)
Oct 4, 2004
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.
Oct 4, 2004
Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated.
Oct 4, 2004
Abeyance prohibits activated abilities of cards which are not on the battlefield.
Aug 1, 2008
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.
