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Involuntary Cooldown

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Involuntary Cooldown, The Brothers' War printing
The Brothers' War BRO · No. 53 2022-11-18

Card text

{3}{U}
Sorcery
Tap up to two target artifacts and/or creatures. Put two stun counters on each of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
"Back to the ivory towers! This won't hold for long!" —Vayor, Third Path cryomancer
EDHREC rank #18795 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If a permanent has more than one stun counter on it, only one will be removed each time it would become untapped.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If a tapped permanent with a stun counter on it would become untapped, a stun counter will be removed from it instead. This is a replacement effect.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

Stun counters are not keyword counters, and they don't cause the permanents they're on to gain any abilities. They won't be affected by effects that cause permanents to lose all abilities.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

If untapping a permanent is part of a cost (such as that of Halo Fountain's first ability), you may pay that cost by "untapping" a tapped permanent with a stun counter on it. The stun counter will be removed and the creature will remain tapped. However, the cost will still be paid.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

Abilities that trigger when a permanent "becomes untapped" won't trigger if a stun counter is removed instead.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

Stun counters replace untapping for any reason, including players untapping tapped permanents during their untap steps.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

On the other hand, if untapping multiple permanents is part of a cost (such as that of Halo Fountain's last two abilities), you can't "untap" the same permanent more than once to pay that cost.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

Stun counters exist independently of the effects that created them. If a permanent has no stun counters on it, it will untap as normal.

2022-10-14 · Wizards of the Coast

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