Chain Stasis
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
HomelandsHML · #23
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 1.00 € · 2.67 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
You may tap or untap target creature. Then that creature's controller may pay . If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Pat Lewis
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 1995-10-01
Flavour text
"Here we go again." —Kakra, Sea Troll
Rulings
Paying to make Chain Stasis continue is done as part of the resolution of the spell.
The copy is a spell, so it can be targeted by other spells and abilities that target a spell.
The decision to tap or untap is made on resolution of the spell (and of each copy).
The player putting the copy spell on the stack controls that spell.
The spell copy has all the text and can result in itself being copied.