Time Stop
Foundations 166 • rare
- Set
- Foundations
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
End the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities, including this spell. The player whose turn it is discards down to their maximum hand size. Damage heals and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Time Stop was originally introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the 2004 expansion Champions of Kamigawa. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the card was conceived as a high-impact rare that mechanically represented the sudden cessation of all ongoing magical activity, effectively ending the current turn and exiling all spells on the stack. The design team sought to capture the flavor of temporal manipulation through an aggressive mana cost that balanced its powerful ability to neutralize an opponent's momentum.
Within the Foundations set, which functions as a curated collection of foundational gameplay elements for the modern era, Time Stop was reprinted to serve as a staple blue control effect. Its enduring presence in the game is a testament to its unique utility in competitive environments, where players utilize it to bypass complex interaction phases. The artwork, consistently evoking the frozen aesthetic of time suspended, has remained a recognizable hallmark of the card's visual identity across its various printings.
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