wotc
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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #bh1sb
Abeyance
wc98·#bh1sb·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Thomas Gianni
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Aug 1998
28 yr ago
Value
$4.55+$0 (+0.0%)
30 days high $3.55 · low $3.55
Volatility · stable
EUR€4.63USD$3.55
NM$3.55
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #14,381 · Fringe play
Variants
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.
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"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
wotc
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.
wotc
Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated.
Context
Last observed at $3.55, stable around $3.55 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.55 and $4.22 across 34 observations. Headline volatility reads stable. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 27 minutes ago at $3.55.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WC98 — 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.
This card belongs to *World Championship Decks 1998* (released August 1998).
Card #bh1sb in World Championship Decks 1998.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Instant. Color identity: white. 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 #14,381 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Thomas Gianni. Rarix tracks 64 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Thomas Gianni
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