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'''Just a second''' is a [[static ability]] introduced in ''[[Unstable]]'' on the card <c>Slaying Mantis</c>.<ref name="FAQ">{{NewRef|news/unstable-faqawaslfaqpaftidawabiajtbt-2017-11-22|Unstable FAQAWASLFAQPAFTIDAWABIAJTBT|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 22, 2017}}</ref>   It does not allow any players to move any card on the battlefield as long as the spell with Just a second is on the stack.  
'''Just a second''' is a [[static ability]] introduced in ''[[Unstable]]'' on the card <c>Slaying Mantis</c>.<ref name="FAQ">{{NewRef|news/unstable-faqawaslfaqpaftidawabiajtbt-2017-11-22|Unstable FAQAWASLFAQPAFTIDAWABIAJTBT|[[Mark Rosewater]]|November 22, 2017}}</ref> It does not allow any players to move any card on the battlefield as long as the spell with just a second is on the stack.  


==Description==
==Description==
''Just a second'' is a joke variant of [[Split second|Split Second]]. It doesn't let the players move cards in the battlefield instead of not being able to cast spells or activate abilities.
''Just a second'' is a joke variant of [[Split second|Split Second]] that prevents players from moving cards on the battlefield.
 
Just a second is considered to have all of the effects of split second in addition to its own.<ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/167822323438/just-to-clarify-slaying-mantiss-just-a-second|title=Just to clarify: Slaying Mantis's just a second ability acts as a kind of split second, since my opponent can't move (tap) his lands to cast something in response, correct?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=November 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/167924881543/can-you-respond-to-just-a-second-with-special|title=Can you respond to Just a Second with special actions like flipping a morph?|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=November 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{TumblrRef|author=[[Mark Rosewater]]|URL=http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/167960790883/im-guessing-the-reason-so-many-people-are|title=I'm guessing the reason so many people are expressing dismay at "Just a Second" working like "Split Second" is that there's absolutely no indication that it's supposed to be anything other than a name riff (I know that's true of me).|tumblr-title=Blogatog|date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> This means that certain actions not covered by just a second's reminder text, like casting spells for no cost, are prevented by just a second.


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Revision as of 06:01, 17 December 2017

Just a second
Keyword Ability
Type Static
Introduced Unstable
Last used Unstable
Reminder Text Just a second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't move cards on the battlefield.)
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keyword:"Just a second"

Just a second is a static ability introduced in Unstable on the card Slaying Mantis.[1] It does not allow any players to move any card on the battlefield as long as the spell with just a second is on the stack.

Description

Just a second is a joke variant of Split Second that prevents players from moving cards on the battlefield.

Just a second is considered to have all of the effects of split second in addition to its own.[2][3][4] This means that certain actions not covered by just a second's reminder text, like casting spells for no cost, are prevented by just a second.

Rulings

  • TBA

References

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  2. Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (November 23, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  3. Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (November 26, 2017). "". Tumblr.
  4. Error on call to {{WebRef}}: Parameters url and title must be specifiedMark Rosewater (November 27, 2017). "". Tumblr.

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