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Abeyance

Card Name

Abeyance

Mana Cost

1

Type

Instant

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Until end of turn, target player cannot play instants, interrupts, sorceries, or abilities requiring an activation cost.Draw a card.

Flavor Text

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

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(10/4/2004)
Abeyance prohibits activated abilities of cards which are not on the battlefield.
(10/4/2004)
Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated.
(10/4/2004)
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.
(8/1/2008)
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.