MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #23

Chain Stasis

hml·#23·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Pat Lewis

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1995

31 yr ago

Value

$2.47+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $2.56 · low $2.33

NM$2.47

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$2.28–$2.61modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.47low $1.85range 33.5%n 43

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #19,040 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$2.47

Gameplay

Instant

You may tap or untap target creature. Then that creature's controller may pay {2}{U}. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.

"Here we go again." —Kakra, Sea Troll

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2004-10-04wotc

The spell copy has all the text and can result in itself being copied.

2004-10-04wotc

The decision to tap or untap is made on resolution of the spell (and of each copy).

2004-10-04wotc

Paying to make Chain Stasis continue is done as part of the resolution of the spell.

2004-10-04wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $2.47. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.85 and $2.47 across 43 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from HML — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #23 of *Homelands*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1995 Homelands release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #19,040 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Pat Lewis. Rarix catalogs 94 other cards credited to this artist.