Stifle
Mystery Booster 2 173 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dany Orizio
- Market price
- $10.54
What it does
Counter target activated or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
"If I wanted your opinion, I'd have told you what it was."— Pemmin, Riptide survivor
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stifle was originally printed in the 2003 Scourge expansion for Magic: The Gathering. It was designed to provide blue decks with a unique tool to counter triggered or activated abilities, a niche interaction that has remained strategically significant across various formats. The card is renowned for its elegant, minimalist approach to complex rules interactions, serving as a pillar of tempo-based control strategies.
This specific version originates from Mystery Booster 2, a product designed to celebrate Magic's history by featuring a curated selection of cards from the past. The art retains the iconic work of Franz Vohwinkel, whose original illustration captures the essence of a spell being interrupted mid-motion. The design was well-received by competitive players for its utility, and its inclusion in this set serves as a nod to the card's enduring relevance in eternal formats.
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