First printed in Stronghold (1998)
Enchantment
When a player casts a spell, sacrifice this enchantment and counter that spell.
Gerrard hesitated, looking up at the enemy ship. The future hesitated with him, changed forever by the pause.
- Illustrated by
- Pete Venters
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- Playing a land is not casting a spell, so playing a land will not trigger this card.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.01 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
5 combos, the most popular first:
- Counter all spells, Lock: Assault Suit + Hesitation + Opalescence
- Lock, Counter all spells: Assault Suit + Hesitation + Starfield of Nyx
- Counter all spells, Lock: Hesitation + Liquimetal Coating + Mishra, Eminent One + The Master, Multiplied
- Counter all spells, Lock: Hesitation + Kaya, Intangible Slayer + The Master, Multiplied
- Counter all spells, Lock: Hesitation + Liquimetal Torque + Mishra, Eminent One + The Master, Multiplied