Abeyance
Instant
Abeyance
Instant
Card Text
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.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- EDHREC Rank
- #14,337
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (12)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oversized League Prizes (OLEP) | #78 | rare | en | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98) | #bh1sb | rare | en | Thomas Gianni | $2.79 | — |
| World Championship Decks 1997 (WC97) | #jk1 | rare | en | Thomas Gianni | $2.87 | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | en | Thomas Gianni | $21.99 | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | de | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | es | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | fr | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | it | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | ja | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | ko | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | pt | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
| Weatherlight (WTH) | #1 | rare | zht | Thomas Gianni | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
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.
Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated.
Abeyance prohibits activated abilities of cards which are not on the battlefield.
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.
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