Silence
Instant
Your opponents can't cast spells this turn.
"Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins."
—Cleph, Order of Redeemed Souls
Illustrated by Wayne Reynolds · Magic 2011 (M11)
Legalities
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Duel Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
Printings
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Secret Lair Drop
#2779
rare
2026-09-14
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Secret Lair Drop
#2300
rare
2025-11-17
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Secret Lair Drop
#7003
rare
2025-06-12
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Secret Lair Drop
#881
rare
2025-03-24
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Secret Lair Drop
#1816
rare
2025-03-24
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Pioneer Masters
#32
rare
2024-12-10
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Secret Lair Drop
#1445
rare
2023-10-02
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The List
#TSR-302
special
2021-07-23
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Time Spiral Remastered
#302
special
2021-03-19
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Magic 2014
#35
rare
2013-07-19
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Magic Online Theme Decks
#B10
rare
2010-11-08
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Magic 2011
#30
rare
2010-07-16
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Magic 2010
#31
rare
2009-07-17
Rulings
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Silence won't affect spells that your opponents cast before you cast Silence, including any spells that are still on the stack. Silence also won't stop your opponents from casting spells after you cast Silence but before Silence resolves.
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The only thing Silence stops is casting spells. Your opponents can still activate abilities, including abilities of cards in their hands (like cycling). Their triggered abilities work as normal, they can still play lands, and so on.
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A player who can't cast a spell can't suspend a card.
Archetypes that play this card
Duel Commander
- Quintorius, History Chaser 100.0% of lists
- Atraxa, Grand Unifier 50.0% of lists
- Jace, Multiverse Architect 25.0% of lists
Modern
- Azorius Control 84.3% of lists
- Other 1.5% of lists