Sudden Substitution

Sudden Substitution

Card Information

Type: Instant

Mana Cost: 2Blue manaBlue mana

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for U

Set: Commander 2019 (C19)

Rarity: Rare

Collector Number: 11

Oracle 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.) Exchange control of target noncreature spell and target creature. Then the spell's controller may choose new targets for it.

Keywords

Split second

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Not Legal)
penny(Not Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Not Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Not Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Not Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Not Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Not Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. March 19, 2021

    After a spell with split second resolves (or otherwise leaves the stack), players may again cast spells and activate abilities before the next object on the stack resolves.

    Source: wotc
  2. March 19, 2021

    Players still get priority while a card with split second is on the stack; their options are just limited to mana abilities and certain special actions.

    Source: wotc
  3. March 19, 2021

    Split second doesn't stop triggered abilities from triggering, such as that of Chalice of the Void. If one does, its controller puts it on the stack and chooses targets for it, if any. Those abilities will resolve as normal.

    Source: wotc
  4. March 19, 2021

    Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.

    Source: wotc
  5. March 19, 2021

    If the resolution of a triggered ability involves casting a spell, that spell can't be cast if a spell with split second is on the stack.

    Source: wotc
  6. March 19, 2021

    Casting a spell with split second won't affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.

    Source: wotc
  7. August 23, 2019

    If the target spell or the target creature is an illegal target as Sudden Substitution resolves, the exchange won't happen. If both targets are legal but are both controlled by the same player, the exchange won't happen.

    Source: wotc
  8. August 23, 2019

    If a permanent spell is exchanged this way, its new controller will control the permanent it becomes.

    Source: wotc
  9. August 23, 2019

    A mana ability is an ability that produces mana, not an ability that costs mana.

    Source: wotc
  10. August 23, 2019

    In a multiplayer game, if the controller of one of the objects leaves the game after Sudden Substitution resolves, the effect that gave them control of the spell or permanent expires. If the spell is still on the stack, the player who gains control of it this way can't choose new targets for it.

    Source: wotc
  11. August 23, 2019

    If the exchange doesn't happen but the spell is still a legal target, its controller may choose new targets for it.

    Source: wotc
  12. August 23, 2019

    The exchange lasts indefinitely. It doesn't expire for the spell if the creature changes zones or leaves the game, or vice versa.

    Source: wotc
  13. August 23, 2019

    The noncreature spell is still on the stack after exchanging control, and the creature is still on the battlefield.

    Source: wotc

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