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◇ Catalog #jk1

Abeyance

wc97·#jk1·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Thomas Gianni

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wishlisted

Aug 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$4.30+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.45 · low $4.05

NM$4.30

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.97–$4.54modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.30low $3.95range 8.9%n 56

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #14,401 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$4.30

Gameplay

Instant

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.

"I'm too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities." —Ertai, wizard adept

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2008-08-01wotc

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.

2004-10-04wotc

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.

2004-10-04wotc

Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated.

2004-10-04

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.95 and $4.30 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC97 — 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 #jk1 of *World Championship Decks 1997*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1997 World Championship Decks 1997 release.

Card type: Instant, color identity white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{W} (2 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 #14,401 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Thomas Gianni. Rarix catalogs 64 other cards credited to this artist.