Sudden Spoiling
Sudden Spoiling: Instant, Time Spiral Remastered. Split second. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered (TSR)
- Released
- 2021-03-19
- Collector number
- 144
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Commander rank
- 2,069 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Split second
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About Sudden Spoiling
Sudden Spoiling is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black instant from Time Spiral Remastered (TSR), a Masters set released in March 2021. It is collector number 144 in that set, with art by Alan Pollack. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Time Spiral (2006) to Time Spiral Remastered (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.08 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card 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.)
Until end of turn, creatures target player controls lose all abilities and have base power and toughness 0/2.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.08 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sudden Spoiling 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 |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Sudden Spoiling
Sudden Spoiling has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Commander 2014 (C14) #164 | Rare | 2014 |
| Commander 2013 (C13) #94 | Rare | 2013 |
| Time Spiral (TSP) #135 | Rare | 2006 |
Official rulings
The 8 most recent official rulings for Sudden Spoiling, newest first.
- 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.
- Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sudden Spoiling affects only creatures the target player controls at the time it resolves. Creatures they begin to control later in the turn won't change power and toughness or lose abilities.
- Casting a spell with split second won't affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.
- 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.
- Sudden Spoiling overwrites any effects that set a creature's power and toughness. Any existing effects or counters that raise, lower, or switch a creature's power and/or toughness continue to apply to the creature's newly-set power and toughness.
Similar cards
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