
Card database
Abeyance
Legal
In Cali Commander
Legal in Cali Commander. See the ban list, or check a whole deck.
Type line
Instant
Oracle text
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.
Rulings
- 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.2004-10-04
- Abeyance never prevents mana abilities from being activated.2004-10-04
- Abeyance prohibits activated abilities of cards which are not on the battlefield.2004-10-04
- 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.2008-08-01
Market price
$29.03
Commanders that play this card
Often played with
Across the 2 public decks that play Abeyance. That's a thin sample — treat these as observations, not staples.
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)
2 of 2 (100%)

