Silence (Magic 2011) - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering

Silence

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 4.248 / 5 (105 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Silence

Mana Cost:

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Types:

Instant

Card Text:

Your opponents can't cast spells this turn. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.)

Flavor Text:

"Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins."

—Cleph, Order of Redeemed Souls

Expansion:

Magic 2011

Rarity:

Rare

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Artist:

Wayne Reynolds

Language:

English

Rulings

3/19/2021	Silence won't affect spells that your opponents cast before you cast Silence, including any spells that are still on the stack. Silence also won't stop your opponents from casting spells after you cast Silence but before Silence resolves.
3/19/2021	The only thing Silence stops is casting spells. Your opponents can still activate abilities, including abilities of cards in their hands (like cycling). Their triggered abilities work as normal, they can still play lands, and so on.
3/19/2021	A player who can't cast a spell can't suspend a card.