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Moonhold

Moonhold

Instant

uncommon

Target player can't play lands this turn if was spent to cast this spell and can't cast creature spells this turn if was spent to cast this spell. (Do both if was spent.)

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Semantic Tags

Creature Hatemechanical

Punishes or prevents creature-based strategies — makes creatures enter tapped, prevents attacking, taxes creatures.

Punishes or prevents creature-based strategies — makes creatures enter tapped, prevents attacking, taxes creatures.

Prevents or punishes life gain — Erebos, Leyline of Punishment.

Spell Hatemechanical

Tax or prevent spellcasting — Rule of Law, Thalia, Sphere of Resistance.

Tax or prevent spellcasting — Rule of Law, Thalia, Sphere of Resistance.

Slows opponents down by taxing actions or restricting what they can do.

Slows opponents down by taxing actions or restricting what they can do.

Storm Thememechanical

Storm count strategies — casting many spells in a single turn for storm triggers.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historicnot legal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (2)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
The List#EVE-143uncommon···
Eventide#143uncommon···

Rulings

2008-08-01

When you cast the spell, you choose its targets before you pay for it.

2008-08-01

The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.

2008-08-01

Moonhold is not a counterspell. It will have no effect on creature spells the targeted player cast before Moonhold resolved.

2008-08-01

The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.

2008-08-01

The spell cares about what mana was spent to pay its total cost, not just what mana was spent to pay the hybrid part of its cost.

2008-08-01

The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated colors was spent to pay its cost. If so, it doesn't matter how much mana of that color was spent.

2008-08-01

If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.

2008-08-01

Moonhold doesn't stop effects that "put a card onto the battlefield."

2008-08-01

If the spell is copied, the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.