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Trickbind

Blue

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Trickbind, Secret Lair Drop printing
Secret Lair Drop SLD · No. 1774 2024-09-30

Card text

{1}{U}
Instant
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Counter target activated or triggered ability. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, activated abilities of that permanent can't be activated this turn. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Keywords: Split second
"He slimed me.... I feel so funky." —Dr. Peter Venkman
EDHREC rank #6541 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

14 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Trickbind can be used to counter the echo triggered ability. If so, the echo ability won’t trigger again so the echo cost is never paid.

2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast

If Trickbind counters an activated ability of a permanent, no activated abilities of that permanent can be activated for the remainder of the turn. This includes activated abilities other than the one that was countered, as well as any mana abilities that permanent may have. Other abilities of that permanent, including triggered abilities and static abilities, are unaffected.

2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Trickbind can be used to counter the suspend “remove a counter” ability. If so, the counter won’t get removed, but the ability will trigger again as normal later on. Trickbind can also be used to counter the suspend “play this card” ability. If so, the card stays exiled (the ability won’t trigger again). Using suspend to exile a card in your hand is neither an activated nor a triggered ability, so it can’t be countered this way.

2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Trickbind can be used to counter the madness triggered ability. The affected card will remain exiled.

2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Trickbind can be used to counter the flanking triggered ability.

2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Trickbind can be used to counter the storm triggered ability. Doing so prevents the copies from being created, but doesn’t counter the original storm spell.

2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Trickbind can’t counter or prevent paying the morph cost to turn a face-down creature face up, since that action doesn’t use the stack.

2006-09-25 · Wizards of the Coast

Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.

2016-06-08 · Wizards of the Coast

Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

Casting a spell with split second won’t affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

If the resolution of a triggered ability involves casting a spell, that spell can’t be cast if a spell with split second is on the stack.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

After a spell with split second resolves (or otherwise leaves the stack), players may again cast spells and activate abilities before the next object on the stack resolves.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

Split second doesn’t stop triggered abilities from triggering, such as that of Chalice of the Void. If one does, its controller puts it on the stack and chooses targets for it, if any. Those abilities will resolve as normal.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

Players still get priority while a card with split second is on the stack; their options are just limited to mana abilities and certain special actions.

2021-03-19 · Wizards of the Coast

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