Stony Silence
Stony Silence: Enchantment, Mystery Booster 2. Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 21
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Commander rank
- 6,056 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Stony Silence
Stony Silence is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white enchantment from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2), a Masters set released in August 2024. It is collector number 21 in that set, with art by Mark Poole. It costs {1}{W} (one generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Innistrad (2011) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.76 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.
The relic's purpose? Its design? Whatever the intent, it is now a mere curiosity that breaks up the horizon.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.76 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Stony Silence by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Stony Silence
Stony Silence has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2554 | Rare | 2026 |
| Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #25 | Rare | 2017 |
| Innistrad (ISD) #36 | Rare | 2011 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Stony Silence, newest first.
- Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities, such as equip, are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.
- No abilities of artifacts can be activated, including mana abilities.
- Stony Silence's ability affects only artifacts on the battlefield. Activated abilities that work in other zones (such as cycling) can still be activated. Triggered abilities (starting with "when," "whenever," or "at") are unaffected.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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These card lists include Stony Silence.