Name
Squelch
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
The List
Rarity
Uncommon
Text
Counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Draw a card.
Flavor Text
Oku-Doku had gone through all the motions: the same akki cursewords, the same ingredients with their horrid stink, the same rude gestures. Yet not a person died.
Number
#CHK-92
Other Prints
Champions of Kamigawa
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Vintage
Availability
Paper
Rulings
(01/12/2004)
Squelch can’t target a mana ability because mana abilities don’t use the stack.
(08/06/2016)
Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “Cost: Effect.” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
Artist
Matt Cavotta
Translations