Abeyance
World Championship Decks 1998 bh1sb • rare
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1998
- Collector number
- bh1sb
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Thomas Gianni
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
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
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abeyance was originally introduced as a rare card in the Weatherlight expansion of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 1997. The card's design features artwork by Thomas Gianni, who rendered a solemn, atmospheric scene of spiritual restriction that aligned with the card's mechanical function of silencing an opponent's spellcasting. The card quickly gained a reputation in competitive circles for its ability to effectively shut down complex combo strategies during the player's turn.
The 1998 World Championship Decks were released by Wizards of the Coast to commemorate the top decks from that year's tournament. These boxed sets included gold-bordered cards that featured the signatures of the professional players who piloted them, offering fans an opportunity to play with exact replicas of high-level competitive decks. Abeyance was featured in these sets as a staple of the white-based control strategies that defined the tournament's diverse metagame.
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