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◇ Catalog #179

Sudden Shock

tsp·#179·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Vance Kovacs

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Oct '06

20 yr ago

Value

$1.54+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.56 · low $0.51

NM$0.54

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.50–$0.57modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.56low $0.03range 1766.7%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,828 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.84

Nonfoil$0.54

Gameplay

Instant

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Sudden Shock deals 2 damage to any target.

Arc mages aren't known for their patience.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 6

2021-03-19wotc

If the resolution of a triggered ability involves casting a spell, that spell can't be cast if a spell with split second is on the stack.

2021-03-19wotc

Split second doesn't stop triggered abilities from triggering, such as that of Chalice of the Void. If one does, its controller puts it on the stack and chooses targets for it, if any. Those abilities will resolve as normal.

2021-03-19wotc

Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.

2021-03-19

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.54. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.56 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from TSP — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #179 of *Time Spiral*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2006 Time Spiral release.

Card type: Instant, color identity red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{R} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Split second.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #13,828 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Vance Kovacs. Rarix catalogs 253 other cards credited to this artist.