Name
Abeyance
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Weatherlight
Rarity
Rare
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.
Flavor Text
"I'm too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities."
—Ertai, wizard adept
Number
#1
Other Prints
Oversized League Prizes
World Championship Decks 1997
World Championship Decks 1998
Legal Formats
Commander | Duel | Legacy | Oathbreaker | Premodern | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(04/10/2004)
Abeyance prohibits activated abilities of cards which are not on the battlefield.
(01/08/2008)
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.
(04/10/2004)
Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated.
(04/10/2004)
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.
Artist
Thomas Gianni
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