Suspended Sentence

Card text

Destroy target creature an opponent controls. That player loses 3 life. Exile Suspended Sentence with three time counters on it.

Suspend 3-{1}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {1}{B} and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.07 (as of 2026-11-11).

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Format legality

Legality of Suspended Sentence by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

Other printings of Suspended Sentence

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Suspended Sentence, newest first.

• 2024-09-20 When the last time counter is removed, the second triggered ability of suspend (the one that lets you cast the card) triggers. It doesn't matter why the last time counter was removed or what effect removed it.
• 2024-09-20 Exiling a card with suspend isn't casting that card. This action doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
• 2024-09-20 You can exile a card in your hand using suspend any time you could cast that card. Consider its card type, any effects that modify when you could cast it (such as flash) and any other effects that stop you from casting it (such as from Meddling Mage's ability) to determine if and when you can do this. Whether you could actually complete all steps in casting the card is irrelevant. For example, you can exile a card with suspend that has no mana cost or that requires a target even if no legal targets are available at that time.
• 2024-09-20 Cards exiled with suspend are exiled face up.
• 2024-09-20 If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," such as with suspend, you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those if you want to cast the card.
• 2024-09-20 If the first triggered ability of suspend (the one that removes time counters) is countered, no time counter is removed. The ability will trigger again at the beginning of the card's owner's next upkeep.
• 2024-09-20 If the second triggered ability is countered, the card can't be cast. It remains exiled with no time counters on it, and it's no longer suspended.
• 2024-09-20 If the spell requires any targets, those targets are chosen when the spell is finally cast, not when it's exiled.

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