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Stifle

First printed in Scourge (2003)

All 9 prints

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  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1787, 2024
  • Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #173, 2024
  • Historic Anthology 5 (HA5) #8, 2021 (digital)
  • Amonkhet Invocations (MP2) #18, 2017
  • Conspiracy (CNS) #108, 2014
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #43540, 2012 (digital)
  • Judge Gift Cards 2009 (G09) #3, 2009
  • World Championship Decks 2004 (WC04) #gn52sb, 2004
  • Scourge (SCG) #52, 2003

Stifle

Instant

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

Illustrated by
Dany Orizio

Legality

Legal in
Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl

Rulings (3)
  • It can target delayed triggered abilities. For example, a card that says "Whenever a player cycles a card, you may exile target creature. If you do, return that creature to the battlefield at the beginning of the end step." triggers when a player cycles a card and creates a delayed trigger that happens at the beginning of the end step. You can choose to target the "at the beginning of the end step" trigger when it is placed on the stack at end of turn.
  • An activated ability has a "Cost: Effect" format. Look for the colon. A triggered ability starts with "when", "whenever", or "at".
  • Turn-based actions and special actions like the normal card draw, combat damage, or turning a face-down creature face up can't be targeted.

Prices

MTGO price: 12.33 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

Combos

2 combos, the most popular first:

Premodern In 332 of 2456 decks (13.5%), most in Stiflenought

Staple: main deck, 14% of decks (#29) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
13.6%
▼ 2.6 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 16.0% 17 Aug: 11.7% 24 Aug: 12.2% 31 Aug: 14.0% 7 Sep: 15.0% 14 Sep: 12.1% 21 Sep: 11.2% 28 Sep: 12.9% 5 Oct: 11.8% 12 Oct: 12.4% 19 Oct: 12.4% 26 Oct: 12.6%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
336
323 main, 17 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.9
in the main deck
Win rate
55%
81 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug16.0%
17 Aug11.7%
24 Aug12.2%
31 Aug14.0%
7 Sep15.0%
14 Sep12.1%
21 Sep11.2%
28 Sep12.9%
5 Oct11.8%
12 Oct12.4%
19 Oct12.4%
26 Oct12.6%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Stiflenought 13.0% 100%
Replenish 4.0% 1%
WU (unclassified) 3.3% 2%
Psychatog 2.2% 2%
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 1.6% 13%
WUBRG (unclassified) 1.2% 3%
UR (unclassified) 0.8% 10%
White Weenie 0.8% 5%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Phyrexian Dreadnought98%7.6
Vision Charm97%7.6
Portent93%5.0
Counterspell92%3.7
Foil92%5.1
Gush92%4.7
Impulse88%4.0
Flash of Insight88%6.0
Opt88%5.3
Daze84%5.6
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Stiflenought
SpockVidaLoka in Premodern Challenge 16		 8-0
100%
Stiflenought
PedraStone in Premodern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Stiflenought
PedraStone in Premodern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Stiflenought
PedraStone in Premodern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Stiflenought
_bwonsamdi_ in Premodern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Stiflenought
Jonathan 🐱 in Bay Area Eternal Premodern 3K Open		 8-1
89%
Stiflenought
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Premodern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Stiflenought
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha in Premodern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Stiflenought
Alex Purdy, 		4 main #7
of 25
3-3
Stiflenought
Matt Stankey, 		4 main #22
of 25
1-3
Stiflenought
Kendra Rowland, 		4 main #23
of 25
0-3
Stiflenought
Marco León, 		4 main #5
of 28
4-1
Stiflenought
Heinrich Gromsch, 		3 main #17
of 28
2-3
Stiflenought
Augusto Orellana, 		3 main #23
of 28
0-4
Stiflenought
John1111, 		4 main #3
of 24
5-2
Stiflenought
LuffyDoChapeuDePalha, 		4 main #4
of 24
5-2

Duel Commander In 61 of 453 decks (13.5%), most in Aminatou, the Fateshifter

Staple: main deck, 13% of decks (#181) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
13.3%
▲ 0.4 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 11.3% 24 Aug: 24.6% 31 Aug: 11.1% 7 Sep: 16.2% 14 Sep: 8.1% 21 Sep: 25.8% 28 Sep: 17.2% 5 Oct: 14.3% 12 Oct: 6.5% 19 Oct: 5.0% 26 Oct: 8.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
61
61 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
50%
6 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug11.3%
24 Aug24.6%
31 Aug11.1%
7 Sep16.2%
14 Sep8.1%
21 Sep25.8%
28 Sep17.2%
5 Oct14.3%
12 Oct6.5%
19 Oct5.0%
26 Oct8.3%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Aminatou, the Fateshifter 4.4% 10%
Aragorn, King of Gondor 3.3% 93%
Aang, Swift Savior 2.9% 69%
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator 2.0% 33%
Jace, Multiverse Architect 1.8% 25%
Obyra, Dreaming Duelist 1.8% 75%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang 1.8% 75%
Basim Ibn Ishaq 1.3% 67%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Mental Misstep100%2.5
Polluted Delta100%1.8
Flooded Strand100%1.7
Scalding Tarn100%1.6
Misty Rainforest100%1.4
Force Spike98%2.9
Wash Away97%2.8
Spell Snare93%2.8
Command Tower93%1.3
Lórien Revealed90%3.3
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ertai Resurrected
Beicodegeia in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Basim Ibn Ishaq
DuduDeNunu in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 4-2
67%
Aragorn, King of Gondor
Marmotte_Lambda in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 3-3
50%
Aragorn, King of Gondor
takeInitiative in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 3-3
50%
Bilbo, Thief in the Night
Firetruck in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 3-3
50%
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
PNascimento in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 2-3
40%
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
Tinker_deck in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 2-3
40%
Aragorn, King of Gondor
wolf777 in Duel Commander Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Whoah, 		1 main 5-0
Aragorn, King of Gondor
wooop_orc, 		1 main 5-0
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Darkblaster, 		1 main 5-0
Jace, Multiverse Architect
MoximillionPegasus, 		1 main 5-0
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Darkblaster, 		1 main 5-0
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
boshfred, 		1 main 5-0
Aang, Swift Savior
VanDerDorf, 		1 main 5-0
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Dodormeur, 		1 main 5-0

Legacy In 285 of 4745 decks (6.0%), most in Boros Energy

Staple: main deck, 7% of decks (#87) (last 120 days)

Share of decks
6.0%
▼ 3.1 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 6.1% 17 Aug: 6.0% 24 Aug: 4.9% 31 Aug: 4.2% 7 Sep: 6.0% 14 Sep: 6.1% 21 Sep: 7.3% 28 Sep: 5.0% 5 Oct: 5.1% 12 Oct: 8.2% 19 Oct: 6.8% 26 Oct: 1.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
285
275 main, 10 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.4
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
53 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug6.1%
17 Aug6.0%
24 Aug4.9%
31 Aug4.2%
7 Sep6.0%
14 Sep6.1%
21 Sep7.3%
28 Sep5.0%
5 Oct5.1%
12 Oct8.2%
19 Oct6.8%
26 Oct1.7%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Boros Energy 7.9% 1%
Bant Murktide 6.2% 63%
Dimir Midrange 5.2% 2%
Omni-Tell 4.9% 1%
Doomsday 4.7% 1%
Izzet Cutter 4.4% 3%
Sneak and Show 2.6% 3%
WUBG (unclassified) 2.5% 8%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Force of Will100%1.9
Brainstorm97%2.2
Ponder95%2.2
Flooded Strand95%2.3
Wasteland93%1.8
Tundra90%6.0
Swords to Plowshares89%3.4
Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student // Tamiyo, Seasoned Scholar87%4.0
Meticulous Archive84%7.4
Quantum Riddler84%8.5
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Bant Murktide
HoldTheElle in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Bant Murktide
jessy_samek in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Bant Murktide
HJ_Kaiser in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-1
90%
Stiflenought
Hodibert in Legacy Challenge 32		 9-1
90%
Bant Murktide
badgods in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Doomsday
wonderPreaux in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Bant Murktide
habsburger in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Bant Murktide
nekoyama2 in Legacy Challenge 16		 7-1
88%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Izzet Cutter
TheGenz, 		2 main #23
of 44
3-3
Bant Murktide
cgouldner, 		3 main 5-0
Bant Murktide
ekulking, 		3 main 5-0
Bant Murktide
lylogoyf, 		3 main 5-0
Bant Murktide
ChuckNoris43, 		3 main #2
of 43
6-3
Izzet Cutter
Jumba, 		2 main #7
of 43
3-3
Bant Murktide
Sergio702, 		4 main #20
of 43
3-3
Bant Murktide
tao_bye_bye, 		4 main #30
of 43
2-4

Commander In 218 of 15406 decks (1.4%), most in Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver
Share of decks
1.4%
vs previous 90 days
17 Aug: 0.8% 24 Aug: 1.7% 31 Aug: 1.2% 7 Sep: 1.4% 14 Sep: 1.3% 21 Sep: 0.8% 28 Sep: 1.3% 5 Oct: 1.7% 12 Oct: 1.9% 19 Oct: 1.5% 26 Oct: 1.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
218
218 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
27%
30 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug–
17 Aug0.8%
24 Aug1.7%
31 Aug1.2%
7 Sep1.4%
14 Sep1.3%
21 Sep0.8%
28 Sep1.3%
5 Oct1.7%
12 Oct1.9%
19 Oct1.5%
26 Oct1.1%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver 7.7% 1%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.5% 1%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.3% 0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 4.4% 1%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.2% 0%
Vivi Ornitier 2.3% 8%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.0% 1%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess 1.9% 1%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Lotus Petal98%1.1
Mystic Remora97%1.5
Rhystic Study97%1.6
Force of Will96%1.5
Chrome Mox95%1.1
Flusterstorm93%1.5
Mindbreak Trap89%1.5
Mental Misstep88%1.4
Gemstone Caverns88%1.0
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Jayden Davis in Spotlight: The Hobbit™ Saturday CEDH		 5-0
100%
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Atlas in Olympic Commander Challenger Series 1k Vol 4 - 2026		 4-1
80%
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver
Sam Thompson in cEDH Scotland - Merchants' Guild Qualifier September		 4-1
80%
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
InResponse[Insomniac] in BellsCon CEDH Tournament		 4-2
67%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Dan scott in Black Sun Games - Western Maryland CEDH Showdown 3		 3-2
60%
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver
Pedro Vidaurri [CUTZ] in Hellspawn Booster Box Tournament		 3-2
60%
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
Logan in Beyond CEDH August		 3-2
60%
Vivi Ornitier
Jesus in FINAL BOSS CEDH Tournament		 3-3
50%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Rona, Herald of Invasion
S N E E P. F E V E N. [[SLOP]], 		1 main #16
of 25
0-0
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Savannah, 		1 main #63
of 74
0-4
Akiri, Line-Slinger + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Chess [CRUNCHY-MARG], 		1 main #1
of 19
3-0
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Savannah, 		1 main #15
of 20
0-2
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
Gabriel T, 		1 main #38
of 105
1-3
Rona, Herald of Invasion
Moritz Names, 		1 main #36
of 54
0-3
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Jochen, 		1 main #46
of 54
0-4
Vivi Ornitier
Ryan Higa [CenCal], 		1 main #1
of 23
2-1

Vintage In 4 of 2004 decks (0.2%), most in Mono-Blue (unclassified)
Share of decks
0.2%
▲ 0.2 vs previous 90 days
10 Aug: 0.0% 17 Aug: 0.0% 24 Aug: 2.0% 31 Aug: 0.0% 7 Sep: 0.0% 14 Sep: 0.0% 21 Sep: 0.0% 28 Sep: 0.0% 5 Oct: 0.0% 12 Oct: 0.0% 19 Oct: 0.0% 26 Oct: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
51%
0 top 8, leagues excluded
Weekly data
Week fromShare of decks
10 Aug0.0%
17 Aug0.0%
24 Aug2.0%
31 Aug0.0%
7 Sep0.0%
14 Sep0.0%
21 Sep0.0%
28 Sep0.0%
5 Oct0.0%
12 Oct0.0%
19 Oct0.0%
26 Oct0.0%

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Blue (unclassified) 2.4% 4%
UBG (unclassified) 1.2% 4%
UR (unclassified) 0.4% 13%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Mistrise Village75%376.3
Mystic Sanctuary75%250.9
Counterspell75%83.6
Daze75%20.9
Mana Drain75%14.9
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs75%4.1
Brainstorm75%2.8
Misty Rainforest75%2.0
Polluted Delta75%1.7
Force of Negation75%1.4
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBG
Edna Murcia in Bracket 3 1v1 20K		 4-1
80%
Mono-Blue
Diego Ulises Diaz Cortes in Bracket 3 1v1 20K		 4-2
67%
UR
Uriel Mendez in Bracket 3 1v1 20K		 2-3
40%
Mono-Blue
Carlos Ramos in Bracket 3 1v1 20K		 1-5
17%

Leagues excluded: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
Edna Murcia, 		1 main #9
of 76
4-1
Mono-Blue
Diego Ulises Diaz Cortes, 		1 main #12
of 76
4-2
UR
Uriel Mendez, 		1 main #45
of 76
2-3
Mono-Blue
Carlos Ramos, 		1 main #71
of 76
1-5