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{{Infobox keyword
| name = Split second
| type = Static
| first = Time Spiral
| last = Future Sight
| reminder = As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
| stats = 15 cards<br/>{{r}}27% {{b}}20% {{u}}20% {{g}}20% {{w}}13%
}}
'''Split second''' is a [[Static ability|static ability]] that essentially makes a spell uncounterable. It works by not allowing any players to put any spell or [[activated ability]] on the [[stack]] as long as the spell with Split second is on the stack. Split second was introduced in ''[[Time Spiral]]''. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr246|Plenty of Time|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 18, 2006}}</ref>
'''Split second''' is a [[Static ability|static ability]] that essentially makes a spell uncounterable. It works by not allowing any players to put any spell or [[activated ability]] on the [[stack]] as long as the spell with Split second is on the stack. Split second was introduced in ''[[Time Spiral]]''. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtgcom/daily/mr246|Plenty of Time|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 18, 2006}}</ref>


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*'''<c>Sudden Death</c>''' - {{1}}{{B}}{{B}}<br>Instant<br>Split second ''(As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)''<br>Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.<br>
*'''<c>Sudden Death</c>''' - {{1}}{{B}}{{B}}<br>Instant<br>Split second ''(As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)''<br>Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.<br>
}}
}}
==Color percentages==
<div style="background-color: #f7f7d3; border: 1px solid #111111; padding: 10px; padding-top: 0px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom:20px; margin-right: 100px; margin-left: 100px;">
There are a total of 15 cards that involve split second, which divide by color as such:
*Red = 27 %
*Black = 20 %
*Blue = 20 %
*Green = 20 %
*White = 13 %
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:17, 12 August 2014

Split second
Keyword Ability
Type Static
Introduced Time Spiral
Last used Future Sight
Reminder Text Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Statistics 15 cards
{R}27% {B}20% {U}20% {G}20% {W}13%
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keyword:"Split second"

Split second is a static ability that essentially makes a spell uncounterable. It works by not allowing any players to put any spell or activated ability on the stack as long as the spell with Split second is on the stack. Split second was introduced in Time Spiral. [1]

A historical note is that, in a way, Split second harkens back to Interrupts, which also couldn't be responded to with instants or activated abilities, only other interrupts.

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Rulings

  • Players still get priority while a card with split second is on the stack.
  • Split second doesn't prevent players from playing mana abilities.
  • Split second doesn't prevent triggered abilities from triggering. If one does, its controller puts it on the stack and, if applicable, chooses targets for it. Those abilities will resolve as normal.
  • Split second doesn't prevent players from performing special actions. Most notably, players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack. For example, if Sudden Death is targetting a creature you control, you may flip up a Willbender to change the target of Sudden Death to another creature.
  • Split second won't affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.
  • If the resolution of a triggered ability involves casting a spell, that part of the effect won't work if a spell with split second is on the stack.

Example

References

  1. Mark Rosewater (September 18, 2006). "Plenty of Time". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.